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Direct Observation of Single‐Molecule Magnets Organized on Gold Surfaces
Author(s) -
Cornia Andrea,
Fabretti Antonio C.,
Pacchioni Mirko,
Zobbi Laura,
Bonacchi Daniele,
Caneschi Andrea,
Gatteschi Dante,
Biagi Roberto,
Del Pennino Umberto,
De Renzi Valentina,
Gurevich Leonid,
Van der Zant Herre S. J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200350981
Subject(s) - scanning tunneling microscope , magnet , molecule , cluster (spacecraft) , schematic , single molecule magnet , gold cluster , materials science , nanotechnology , crystallography , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , physics , density functional theory , computational chemistry , magnetization , magnetic field , organic chemistry , programming language , electronic engineering , quantum mechanics , computer science , engineering
Scanning tunneling microscopy can be utilized to individually probe single‐molecule magnets that have been deposited on gold substrates (see schematic). Dilute solutions (in THF/H 2 O/NH 4 OH) of a dodecamanganese( III , IV ) cluster surrounded by acetyl‐protected thiol groups, [Mn 12 O 12 (L) 16 (H 2 O) 4 ], have been used to prepare Au(111) adsorbates that are a first step towards ultra‐high‐density information storage using single‐molecule magnets.