RESONANT MAGNETIZATION TUNNELING IN THE TRIGONAL PYRAMIDAL MNIVMNIII3 COMPLEX MN4O3CL(O2CCH3)3(DBM)3

The trigonal pyramidal complex [Mn4O3Cl(O2CCH3)3(dbm)3], where dbm- is the monoanion of dibenzoylmethane, functions as a single-molecule magnet. High-field EPR data are presented for an oriented microcrystalline sample to characterize the electronic structure of the MnIVMnIII3 complex. These data show that the complex has a S = 9/2 ground state, experiencing axial zero-field splitting (DŜz2) with D = −0.53 cm-1 and a quartic zero-field splitting (B40O40)with B40 = −7.3 × 10-5 cm-1. Magnetization versus external magnetic field data were collected for an oriented single crystal in the 0.426−2.21 K range. At temperatures below 0.90 K hysteresis is seen. Steps are seen on each hysteresis loop. This is clear evidence that each MnIVMnIII3 complex functions as a single-molecule magnet that is magnetizable. Furthermore, the steps on the hysteresis loops are due to resonant magnetization quantum mechanical tunneling. In response to an external field each molecule reverses its direction of magnetization not only by...