Vibrationally Induced Magnetism in Supramolecular Aggregates

TL;DR

This paper proposes a theoretical mechanism where anharmonic vibrations at higher temperatures stabilize and enhance magnetic states in supramolecular aggregates, challenging traditional low-temperature magnetic paradigms.

Contribution

It introduces a vibrationally stabilized magnetism model explaining recent experimental observations in chiral and asymmetric structures.

Findings

Vibrations can stabilize magnetic states at higher temperatures.

Anharmonic vibrations enable sustained magnetism without low-temperature conditions.

The model explains increased magnetic coercivity with rising temperature.

Abstract

Magnetic phenomena are in chemistry and condensed matter physics considered to be associated with low temperatures. That a magnetic state, or order, is stable below a critical temperature as well as becoming stronger the lower the temperature is a nearly unquestioned paradigm. It is, therefore, surprising that recent experimental observation made on supramolecular aggregates suggest that, for instance, the magnetic coercivity may increase with increasing temperature, as well as the chiral induced spin selectivity effect may be enhanced. Here, a mechanism for vibrationally stabilized magnetism is proposed and a theoretical model is introduced with which the qualitative aspects of the recent experimental findings can be explained. It is argued that anharmonic vibrations, which become increasingly occupied with increasing temperature, enables nuclear vibrations to both stabilize and sustain magnetic states. The theoretical proposal, hence, pertains to structures without inversion and/or reflection symmetries, for instance, chiral molecules and crystals.