In search of magneto-optic materials, the mononuclear compounds Ln (depma)(NO ) (hmpa) (Ln=Dy, Gd) were synthesized. The anthracene moieties undergo [4+4] dimerization when irradiated at 365 nm without loss of crystallinity. The Dy compound switches from a single-ion to a single-molecule magnet with doubling of the spin reversal barrier energy and from yellow-green to blue-white emission. The dimerization is reversed by heating at 100 °C or partially on light irradiating at 254 nm. The results suggest that lanthanide phosphonates with anthracene are promising smart materials displaying synergistic magneto-optic property.
We report that a new 2D 3d-4f phosphonate [Co(III)La(III)(notpH)(H2O)6]ClO4·5H2O (CoLa-II) can undergo a phase transition above 45 °C and 93% relative humidity, resulting in [H3O][CoLa(notp)(H2O)4]ClO4·3H2O (CoLa-III). The transition is accompanied by the release of the proton from intralayer to interlayer, and thus the proton conductivity of the material is increased by 1 order of magnitude.
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