Single-molecule magnets are gaining attention in recent years with the growing focus on achieving higher barriers of magnetization reversal. Metallocenes, owing to their unique sandwiched structure, assure themselves as plausible molecular systems for the development of novel single-molecule magnets (SMMs). Here in this work, we have explicitly investigated metallocenes of firstrow transition elements, along with their one-electron-oxidized (cationic) and -reduced (anionic) analogues, for their magnetic anisotropies by adopting multireference ab initio calculations. Herein, we report a high magnetic anisotropy for 3d 2 systems among all 3d-metallocenes.

Single-molecule magnet (SMM) based quantum technology is gaining attentions in recent years with growing focus on achieving higher barrier of magnetization reversal. Metallocenes owing unique sandwiched-structure, assure themselves as plausible molecular systems for development of novel SMMs. Here in this work, we have explicitly investigated metallocenes of first row transition metal elements, along with their one electron oxidized (cationic) and reduced (anionic) analogues, for their magnetic anisotropies (D) adopting multi-reference ab initio calculations. Herein, we report the unprecedented high D values for 3d^2 systems among all the 3d-metallocenes.

Single-molecule magnets (SMMs) based on transition metals have appeared as enticing targets exploiting the magnetic anisotropy in 3d elements. Among transition metals, Co based SMMs are very prominent as they...

Single-molecule magnet (SMM) based quantum technology is gaining attentions in recent years with growing focus on achieving higher barrier of magnetization reversal. Metallocenes owing unique sandwiched-structure, assure themselves as plausible molecular systems for development of novel SMMs. Here in this work, we have explicitly investigated metallocenes of first row transition metal elements, along with their one electron oxidized (cationic) and reduced (anionic) analogues, for their magnetic anisotropies (D) adopting multi-reference ab initio calculations. Herein, we report the unprecedented high D values for 3d^2 systems among all the 3d-metallocenes.

Single-molecule magnets (SMMs) based on transition metals have appeared as enticing targets exploiting the magnetic anisotropy in 3d elements. Among transition elements, Co based SMMs are very prominent as they often exhibit a high spin-reversal barrier (Ueff ), owing to large unquenched orbital angular momentum. Employing the wave function-based multireference CASSCF/NEVPT2 calculations, herein we substantiate the zero-field splitting parameters of four mononuclear Co complexes and one of them has been realized as a prospective SMM. The mechanism of magnetic relaxation has been studied to underpin the molecular origin of the slow relaxation of magnetization. The combination of suppressed quantum tunnelling of magnetization (QTM) at the ground state and the high negative D value usually manifests SMM behavior at zero-applied magnetic field. However, mere fulfillment of these conditions ensure little about their SMM behavior, as spin-phonon couplings often play the role of spoilsports by lowering the spin-relaxations channels. A detailed study accounting all the 46 vibrational modes below the first-excited state for the prospective Co(II) complex reveals one of the vibrational modes, providing lower spin-relaxation pathway and hence, resulting an SMM with Ueff value of 239.30 cm−1.