Single-molecule magnet behaviour in metal-organic nanospheres generated by simple precipitation of Mn12O12 clusters.
Metal-organic sub-50 nm spherical particles that exhibit single-molecule magnet behaviour have been fabricated by direct precipitation of Mn(12)O(12) clusters in a mixture of acetonitrile and toluene.
Imaz
Inhar
I
Institut Català de Nanotecnologia, Campus Universitari, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain.
Luis
Fernando
F
Carbonera
Chiara
C
Ruiz-Molina
Daniel
D
Maspoch
Daniel
D
D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D008280:Magnetics; D008345:Manganese / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*
D009930:Organic Chemicals; D008345:Manganese