Abstract
Gd5(L)16(H2O)8](Tf2N)15 was obtained from reaction of Gd2O3 with 1-carboxymethyl-3-ethylimidazolium chloride (LHCl). The material was found to be an ionic liquid that freezes to glassy state on cooling to −30 °C. Variable-temperature magnetic studies reveal the presence of weak magnetic intramolecular interactions in the glass. Isothermal variable-field magnetization demonstrates a magnetocaloric effect (MCE), which is the first finding of such an effect in a molecular glass. This MCE is explainable by an uncoupled representation, with a magnetic entropy change of −11.36 J K−1 kg−1 at 1.8 K for a 0–7 T magnetic field change, and with a refrigerant capacity of 125.9 J kg−1, in the 1.8-50 K interval.
Graphical Abstract
A GdIII-based ionic liquid exhibits a magnetocaloric effect in a frozen glass state.
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