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Electron Spin Resonance Studies of Metallofullerenes

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Endohedral Fullerenes: Electron Transfer and Spin

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The electron spin resonances of metallofullerenes are helpful to disclose their geometry, electronic structures, and internal dynamic modes though analyzing the hyperfine couplings of their ESR spectra. The chapter describes the electron spin resonance and the tunable paramagnetic properties of M@C82 (M = Sc, Y, La), Sc3C2@C80, Y2@C79N, TiSc2N@C80, and others. The electron spin manipulation based on these paramagnetic species has been realized by changing temperatures and exohedral modification.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51672281, 61227902). T. Wang particularly thanks the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS.

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    Taishan Wang & Chunru Wang

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Wang, T., Wang, C. (2017). Electron Spin Resonance Studies of Metallofullerenes. In: Popov, A. (eds) Endohedral Fullerenes: Electron Transfer and Spin. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47049-8_7

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