A dysprosium(III) sandwich complex, [Dy(III)(COT″)(2)Li(THF)(DME)], was synthesized using 1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclooctatetraenyl dianion (COT″). The complex behaves as a single-ion magnet and demonstrates unusual multiple relaxation modes. The observed relaxation pathways strongly depend on the applied static dc fields.

Two unprecedented 3d-4f hexagonal metallo-rings {Ln(24)Cu(36)} (Ln = Dy and Gd) with a diagonal dimension of about 4.6 nm were facilely synthesized by self-assembly of Cu(II), Ln(III) nitrates and benzoate in the presence of triethylamine. Magnetic studies show slow relaxation behaviour for the dysprosium analogue and a large magnetocaloric effect (MCE) for the gadolinium analogue.

The purpose of this study was the dosimetric evaluation of thermoluminescent detectors of calcium sulphate doped with dysprosium (CaSO4:Dy) produced by IPEN compared to the TL response of lithium fluoride doped with magnesium and titanium (LiF:Mg,Ti) dosimeters and microdosimeters produced by Harshaw Chemical Company to clinical photon beams dosimetry (6 and 15 MV) using liquid water and PMMA p...

The initial employment of a triketone ligand in 4f coordination chemistry afforded a series of dinuclear complexes. Magnetic studies revealed that an antiferromagnetic interaction exists in a digadolinium(III) compound, while a dysprosium(III) constructed complex exhibits single-molecule magnet (SMM) behaviour at low temperatures with an energy barrier of 86.8 K.

A spiropyran-based switchable ligand isomerizes upon reaction with lanthanide(III) precursors to generate complexes with an unusual N3 O5 coordination sphere. The air-stable dysprosium(III) complex shows a hysteresis loop at 2 K and a very strong axial magnetic anisotropy generated by the merocyanine phenolate donor.

High-resolution 13C NMR has been used to structurally characterize a single isomer possessing C2 molecular symmetry as well as an inseparable mixture of other isomers of [92]fullerene, produced from dysprosium arc-burned soot, separated and isolated via multi-stage recycling HPLC.

Dysprosium complexes of the tmtaa(2-) ligand were synthesized and characterized by X-band EPR and magnetism studies. Both complexes demonstrate magnetoanisotropy and slow paramagnetic relaxation. Comparison of these compounds with the seminal phthalocyanine complex [Dy(Pc)(2)](-) shows the azaannulide complexes are more susceptible to relaxation through non-thermal pathways.