A chiral ferromagnetic molecular metal.
The first molecular material with the coexistence of ferromagnetism, metal-like conductivity, and chirality has been prepared using an organic/inorganic approach. In this case, a two-dimensional packing of chiral organic radical cations (responsible for both the electrical conductivity and optical activity) was assembled with a layered bimetallic oxalate-based anionic network (responsible for the magnetic properties). Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations confirmed the presence of a Fermi surface even when the transport properties suggested "insulating"-type behavior at very low temperatures.
Galán-Mascarós
José R
JR
Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. Paisos Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain. jrgalan@iciq.es
Coronado
Eugenio
E
Goddard
Paul A
PA
Singleton
John
J
Coldea
Amalia I
AI
Wallis
John D
JD
Coles
Simon J
SJ
Alberola
Antonio
A