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Organic- and molecule-based magnets

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The discovery of organic- and molecule-based magnets has led to design and synthesis of several families with magnetic ordering temperatures as high as ∼125°C. Examples of soft and hard magnets with coercivities as high as 27 kOe have also been reported. Examples from our laboratory of organic-based magnets using the tetracyanoethylene radical anion, [TCNE]•−, are discussed. In addition, several molecule-based magnets based on Prussian Blue structured materials as well as dicyanamide are discussed.

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Miller, J.S. Organic- and molecule-based magnets. Pramana - J Phys 67, 1–16 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-006-0032-y

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