Single Molecule and Single Chain Magnets
A special issue of Magnetochemistry (ISSN 2312-7481).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2015) | Viewed by 6243
Special Issue Editors
Interests: coordination complexes; metallacrowns; single-molecule magnets
Interests: coordination complexes; single-molecule magnets
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Dear Colleagues,
The interest in single-molecule magnets and single-chain magnets has increased significantly since their initial characterization approximately 20 years ago. The field has expanded from multi-metal transition metal-based coordination complexes and polymers to include single-ion transition metal molecules, mixed lanthanide-transition metal systems, single-ion lanthanide complexes, and even molecules that contain actinide metals. Challenges remain in the field, particularly in the a priori design of single-molecule and single-chain magnets. Not only must the molecular spin of the molecules must be controlled, but the magnetoanisotropy of the systems must be managed when designing a new molecule or coordination polymer. Recent advances in the area of single-ion magnets have been instrumental in understanding the behavior of magnetoanisotropy.
We invite investigators to contribute original research articles that focus on the development of novel single-molecule and single-chain magnets. We are particularly interested in articles that explore the rational synthetic design of these types of systems and the synthetic control of magnetoanisotropy.
Dr. Curtis M. Zaleski
Dr. Thaddeus Boron
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- single-molecule magnets
- single-ion magnets
- single-chain magnets
- molecular design
- magnetoanisotropy
