title: A chiral ferromagnetic molecular metal.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. Paisos Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain. jrgalan@iciq.es
authors.forename: José R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Galán-Mascarós
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coronado
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Goddard
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singleton
authors.forename: Amalia I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Coldea
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wallis
authors.forename: Simon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Coles
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alberola