Another dimension: investigations of molecular magnetism using muon-spin relaxation

TL;DR

This paper reviews muon-spin relaxation studies on molecule-based magnetic materials, highlighting their magnetic dimensionality and potential for discovering exotic ground states through tunable interactions.

Contribution

It provides a classification of muon-spin relaxation measurements based on magnetic dimensionality and discusses future possibilities with tunable material interactions.

Findings

Analysis of 1D and 2D magnetic systems

Identification of exotic ground states potential

Insights into tuning magnetic interactions

Abstract

We review examples of muon-spin relaxation measurements on molecule-based magnetic coordination polymers, classified by their magnetic dimensionality. These include the one-dimensional s=1/2 spin chain Cu(pyz)(NO3)2 and the two-dimensional s=1/2 layered material [Cu(HF2)(pyz)2]BF4. We also describe some of the more exotic ground states that may become accessible in the future given the ability to tune the interaction strengths of our materials through crystal engineering.