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Chem. Commun., 2008, 52 - 54, DOI: 10.1039/b714715e


Can large magnetic anisotropy and high spin really coexist?

Eliseo Ruiz, Jordi Cirera, Joan Cano, Santiago Alvarez, Claudia Loose and Jens Kortus


This theoretical study discusses the interplay of the magnetic anisotropy and magnetic exchange interaction of two Mn6 complexes and suggests that large magnetic anisotropy is not favoured by a high spin state of the ground state.

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