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- The study examines the magnetic properties of nitride clusterfullerenes containing different amounts of Gd atoms, specifically looking at structures GdxSc3-xN@C80 for values of x from 1 to 3.
- The interaction between Gd ions within the clusters Gd2ScN@C80 and Gd3N@C80 is found to be ferromagnetic, with specific exchange constants showing a slight difference in strength.
- At a temperature of 2 K, the magnetization curves show significant differences from the Heisenberg model, indicating that the magnetic properties are influenced by anisotropy in the clusters.
Article Abstract
The magnetic properties of nitride clusterfullerenes GdxSc3-xN@C80 (x = 1-3) are studied as a function of the number of Gd atoms in the cluster. The intracluster interaction of the Gd ions in Gd2ScN@C80 and Gd3N@C80 is ferromagnetic with exchange constants of -1.2 K ± 0.1 K and -0.6 K ± 0.1 K, respectively. At 2 K, the magnetization curves exhibit noticeable deviations from the Heisenberg model pointing to a non-negligible anisotropy.
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