Orbital angular momentum contributes significantly to the magnetic moments of transition metal complexes.
Is it true that orbital angular momentum contributes significantly to the magnetic moments of transition metal complexes?
Yes. Orbital angular momentum contributes significantly to the magnetic moments and magnetic anisotropy of transition metal complexes, particularly through unquenched orbital states and spin-orbit coupling.
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The retrieved papers include multiple specific studies examining transition metal complexes (such as Co(II) and Fe complexes) where orbital angular momentum and unquenched orbital states heavily dictate magnetic anisotropy and overall magnetic behavior.
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LA, M., VHA, N., V, B., & A, L. (2024). Charting Regions of Cobalt's Chemical Space with Maximally Large Magnetic Anisotropy: A Computational High-Throughput Study.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c14076
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Mironov, V. S. (2022). Reaching the Maximal Unquenched Orbital Angular Momentum L = 3 in Mononuclear Transition-Metal Complexes: Where, When and How?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics10120227
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W, C., N, K., T, L., Q, L., L, D., A, S., & S, Y. (2025). A Spectroscopic Criterion for Identifying the Degree of Ground-Level Near-Degeneracy Derived from Effective Hamiltonian Analyses of Three-Coordinate Iron Complexes.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.4c01256
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The retrieved papers include multiple specific studies examining transition metal complexes (such as Co(II) and Fe complexes) where orbital angular momentum and unquenched orbital states heavily dictate magnetic anisotropy and overall magnetic behavior.
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