Magnetic memory of a single-molecule quantum magnet wired to a gold surface

Nature Materials - Tập 8 Số 3 - Trang 194-197 - 2009
Matteo Mannini1, Francesco Pineider1, Philippe Sainctavit2, Chiara Danieli3, Edwige Otero4, Corrado Sciancalepore3, Anna Maria Talarico3, Marie‐Anne Arrio2, Andrea Cornia3, Dante Gatteschi1, Roberta Sessoli1
1Department of Chemistry and INSTM research unit, University of Florence, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
2Institut de Minéralogie et de Physique des Milieux Condensés, CNRS UMR7590, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75252 Paris Cedex 5, France
3Department of Chemistry and INSTM research unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41100, Modena, Italy
4Synchrotron Soleil, Saint Aubin BP48, 91192 Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France

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