“…To further support the ground state electronic structures in Ln(DOPO q ) 3 (Ln = Ce, Nd, and Gd), variable temperature magnetization and field-dependent magnetic measurements were performed (Figure ). At room temperature, the μ eff values of Ce(DOPO q ) 3 , Nd(DOPO q ) 3 , and Gd(DOPO q ) 3 were 2.49, 3.61, and 7.90 μ B , respectively, in good agreement with the expected magnetic moments, 2.53, 3.62, and 7.94 μ B for Ce 3+ , Nd 3+ , and Gd 3+ cations. ,− Upon cooling, the μ eff values decreased to 1.23, 1.97, and 6.49 μ B , respectively, at 2 K. Such decreases in moments at lower temperatures for Ce(DOPO q ) 3 and Nd(DOPO q ) 3 results from the depopulation of Stark energy levels created by crystal field perturbations of the J = 5/2 and J = 9/2 manifold for the respective Ce 3+ and Nd 3+ cations. The behavior of Gd(DOPO q ) 3 was consistent with that previously reported .…”