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Magnetic Molecular Materials

Objective

The aim of the network is to coordinate the activities within the Field of molecular magnetism, with particular emphasis being placed in the design, synthesis, and investigation of the physical and chemical properties of new classes of magnetic materials. The network is divided into four sub-groups: molecular ferromagnets, spin cross-over materials, large spin clusters, theoretical models and investigation techniques. The common objectives of the network are: the synthesis of new molecular based materials which below a critical temperature order as bulk ferro- or ferri- magnets; the synthesis of new materials undergoing spin cross-over transitions and their use for devices for optical information storage; the synthesis of new materials containing nanometre scale molecular magnetic clusters; the development of suitable experimental and theoretical techniques for the investigation of magnetic molecular materials: susceptibility and magnetisation measurement at very low temperature and very high fields; magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Mössbauer spectroscopy; X-ray spectroscopies; neutron diffraction; optical spectroscopies; MO techniques.
Research has been undertaken on: the synthesis of new molecular based materials which below a critical temperature order as bulk ferromagnets or ferrimagnets; the synthesis of new materials undergoing spin cross over transitions and their use for devices for optical information storage; the synthesis of new materials containing nanometre scale molecular magnetic clusters; the development of suitable experimental and theoretical techniques for the investigation of magnetic molecular materials: susceptibility and magnetization measurement at very low temperature and very high fields; magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Moessbauer spectroscopy; X-ray spectroscopies; neutron diffraction; optical spectroscopies; magnetooptic (MO) techniques. Various aspects have been studied: mixed valence cyanides ordering as ferromagnets at 240 K; molecular based magnets with fully interlocked 3-dimensional structure, mechanism of the cooperative spin state transition in iron (II) complexes; unpaired spin density in molecular ferromagnets; manganese clusters with superparamagnetic like behaviour; new molecular based magnets; light induced spin state cross over effects; structural magnetic correlations in polynuclear copper (II) complexes; theoretical models for the thermodynamic properties of 1-dimensional magnetic materials.

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INSTM - CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO NAZIONALE PER LA SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI
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Via B. Varchi 59
50132 Firenze
Italy

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Participants (19)

COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
France
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Avenue Des Martyrs 17
38054 Grenoble

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CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Spain
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Campus Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona
08193 Bellaterra

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Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Germany
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Johann Joachim Becherweg 24
55099 Mainz

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LEIDEN UNIVERSITY
Netherlands
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55,einsteinweg 55 Gorlaeus Laboratoria
2300 RA Leiden

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Laboratoire d'Électronique Philips
France
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22 Avenue Descartes
94453 Limeil-brevannes

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THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST
United Kingdom
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Stranmillis Road
BT9 5AG Belfast

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THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN
United Kingdom
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Albemarle Street 21
W1X 4BS London

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Technische Universität München
Germany
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4,lichtenbergstrasse 4
85748 München

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UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA
Spain
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Pedro Cerbuna 12
50009 Zaragoza

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UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA
Spain
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50,avda Doctor Moliner 50
46100 Burjasot

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UNIVERSITE DE PARIS-SUD XI
France
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Université De Paris-sud
91405 Gometz La Ville

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UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
United Kingdom
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Brook Hill
S3 7HF Sheffield

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK - UNIVERSITY OF ODENSE
Denmark
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55,campusvej 55
5230 Odense

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UNIVERSITY OF WALES - BANGOR
United Kingdom
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LL57 2UW Bangor (Gwynedd)

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University of Durham
United Kingdom
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South Road
DH1 3LE Durham

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Universität Bielefeld
Germany
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25,universitätsstraße
33615 Bielefeld

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Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg 1
France
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1,rue Blaise Pascal
67008 Strasbourg

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Université de Paris VI (Université Pierre et Marie Curie)
France
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4 Place Jussieu
75252 Paris

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Université de Paris VI (Université Pierre et Marie Curie)
France
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4 Place Jussieu
75252 Paris

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