Anisotropic Magneto‐Chiral Dichroism in Lanthanide Complexes

M Maxime Aragon‐Alberti (Laboratoire National de Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI) CNRS Univ Grenoble Alpes INSA Toulouse EMFL, Grenoble France) L Leonardo Tacconi (Department of Chemistry Ugo Schiff, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy) C Consuelo Bigelli (Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” DICUS and INSTM Research Unit University of Florence Sesto Fiorentino Italy) K Kevin Paillot (Laboratoire National de Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI) CNRS Univ Grenoble Alpes INSA Toulouse EMFL, Grenoble France) G Ghenadie Novitchi (Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, UPR CNRS 3228, Université Grenoble-Alpes, B.P. 166, Grenoble Cedex 9 38042, France) G Geert L. J. A. Rikken (Laboratoire National de Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL) C Cyrille Train (Laboratoire National de Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL) M Matteo Briganti (Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” (DICUS) and INSTM Research Unit, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy) M Mauro Perfetti (Department of Chemistry Ugo Schiff, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy) M Matteo Atzori (Laboratoire National de Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL)

Abstract

ABSTRACT In this work, we report the preparation of a chiral Er(III) complex specifically designed to assess the influence of the magnetic anisotropy axes orientation on its magneto‐chiral dichroism (MChD). High resolution MChD measurements performed along the three principal crystallographic axes revealed pronounced anisotropic effects on both MChD signal line shapes and intensities. By combining, for the first time, angle‐resolved torque magnetometry, comprehensive magneto‐optical spectroscopy on oriented single crystals, absorption measurements under magnetic fields up to 30 T and theoretical calculations, we provide clear experimental insight into the anisotropic nature of the MChD in lanthanide complexes. Specifically, we evaluate the extent to which Er moderate anisotropy enables signal persistence across a wide range of crystallographic orientations. These results allow the identification of the key role played by both the orientation and the magnitude of magnetic anisotropy in the MChD response of chiral lanthanide complexes, representing a significant step toward the directional control of magneto‐chiroptical responses in lanthanide‐based molecular materials.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 1, Issue 1
Published July 08, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (10)

M

Maxime Aragon‐Alberti

Laboratoire National de Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI) CNRS Univ Grenoble Alpes INSA Toulouse EMFL, Grenoble France

L

Leonardo Tacconi

Department of Chemistry Ugo Schiff, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy

C

Consuelo Bigelli

Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” DICUS and INSTM Research Unit University of Florence Sesto Fiorentino Italy

K

Kevin Paillot

Laboratoire National de Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI) CNRS Univ Grenoble Alpes INSA Toulouse EMFL, Grenoble France

G

Ghenadie Novitchi

Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, UPR CNRS 3228, Université Grenoble-Alpes, B.P. 166, Grenoble Cedex 9 38042, France

G

Geert L. J. A. Rikken

Laboratoire National de Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL

C

Cyrille Train

Laboratoire National de Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL

M

Matteo Briganti

Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” (DICUS) and INSTM Research Unit, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy

M

Mauro Perfetti

Department of Chemistry Ugo Schiff, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy

M

Matteo Atzori

Laboratoire National de Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL