Electronic structure study of divanadium complexes with rigid covalent coordination: potential molecular qubits with slow spin relaxation

Sproules, S. (2021) Electronic structure study of divanadium complexes with rigid covalent coordination: potential molecular qubits with slow spin relaxation. Dalton Transactions, 50(14), pp. 4778-4782. (doi: 10.1039/d1dt00709b) (PMID:33877176)

Abstract

The electronic structures of homovalent [V2(μ-S2)2(R2dtc)4] (R = Et, iBu) and mixed-valent [V2(μ-S2)2(R2dtc)4]+ are reported here. The soft-donor, eight-coordinate ligand shell combined with the fully delocalised ground state provides a highly rigid and covalent environment that will nurture long spin relaxation times in vanadyl-based molecular qubits.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This work is supported by the University of Glasgow and the Scottish Funding Council for a Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Exchange grant.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Sproules, Dr Stephen
• Authors: Sproules, S.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
• Journal Name: Dalton Transactions
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
• ISSN: 1477-9226
• ISSN (Online): 1477-9234
• Published Online: 22 March 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Royal Society of Chemistry
• First Published: First published in Dalton Transactions 50(14):4778-4782
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