Molecular Magnetism: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Dai-Zheng Liao on the Occasion of His 85th Birthday
A special issue of Magnetochemistry (ISSN 2312-7481).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editors
Interests: coordination chemistry; molecule-based materials
Interests: coordination chemistry; molecule-based magnets; spin frustration; electron spin qubits
Interests: coordination chemistry; molecule-based magnets; multifunctional materials; structural chemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Magnetochemistry is proud to present a Special Issue dedicated to celebrating the remarkable contributions of Professor Dai-Zheng Liao on the occasion of his 85th birthday. As a distinguished chemist from Nankai University, Professor Liao has been a pioneer in introducing and advancing the field of molecular magnetism research in China.
Professor Dai-Zheng Liao was born in 1939 in Fujian, China. He graduated from the Chemistry Department of Fudan University in 1962, and then, he worked in the Chemistry Department of Nankai University as an Assistant from 1962 to 1979. Later, he was promoted to Lecturer in 1979, Associate Professor in 1983, and Full Professor in 1990 at Nankai University. From 1985 to 1986, he was a Visiting Professor at Kyushu University in Japan. He won the second prize of National Natural Science Award of China for the project "Foundational studies on molecular magnetism" in 2003. During his long research career, he supervised dozens of master's and doctoral students and published more than 700 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals until his retirement in 2009.
The field of molecular magnetism is rapidly advancing across chemistry, physics, and nanotechnology. Researchers have developed a diverse array of molecule-based magnetic materials, including molecular compounds, macromolecular polymers, supramolecular structures, and more, each exhibiting unique magnetic properties. In addition, studies have expanded to multifunctional molecular materials that not only possess magnetic properties but also exhibit properties such as ferroelectricity, dielectric behavior, molecular conductivity, superconductivity, stimuli responsiveness, porosity, chirality, etc.
This Special Issue of Magnetochemistry invites contributions that encompass both fundamental and theoretical aspects of molecule-based (multifunctional) magnetic materials and their diverse applications. We welcome original research articles and reviews that align with the key topics listed in the keywords.
Prof. Dr. Peng Cheng
Prof. Dr. You Song
Prof. Dr. Hui-Zhong Kou
Prof. Dr. Jinkui Tang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- coordination chemistry
- crystal engineering
- molecular magnetism
- multifunctional materials (magnetism, ferroelectrics, dielectrics, conductivity, luminescence)
- theoretical calculation
- molecular spintronics
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