Correction: Anisotropy of Co transferred to the CrCo polymetallic cluster strong exchange interactions.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1039/C8SC00163D.].

Magnetic properties of transition metal dimers probed by inelastic neutron scattering.

The physical characterisation and understanding of molecular magnetic materials is one of the most important steps towards the integration of such systems in hybrid spintronic devices. Amongst the many characterisation techniques employed in such a task, Inelastic Neutron Scattering (INS) stands as one of the most powerful and sensitive tools to investigate their spin dynamics. Herein, the magnetic properties and spin dynamics of two dinuclear complexes, namely [(M(hfacac)2)2(bpym)] (where M = Ni2+, Co2+, abbreviated in the following as Ni2, Co2) are reported.

Anisotropy of Co transferred to the CrCo polymetallic cluster strong exchange interactions.

The CrCo ring represents a model system to understand how the anisotropy of a Co ion is transferred to the effective anisotropy of a polymetallic cluster by strong exchange interactions. Combining sizeable anisotropy with exchange interactions is an important point in the understanding and design of new anisotropic molecular nanomagnets addressing fundamental and applicative issues. By combining electron paramagnetic resonance and inelastic neutron scattering measurements with spin Hamiltonian and calculations, we have investigated in detail the anisotropy of the Co ion embedded in the antiferromagnetic ring.