Direct Observation of Single-Molecule Magnets Organized on Gold Surfaces†
Andrea Cornia Dr.
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 183, 41100 Modena, Italy, Fax: (+39) 059-373543
Search for more papers by this authorAntonio C. Fabretti Prof. Dr.
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 183, 41100 Modena, Italy, Fax: (+39) 059-373543
Search for more papers by this authorMirko Pacchioni
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 183, 41100 Modena, Italy, Fax: (+39) 059-373543
Search for more papers by this authorLaura Zobbi
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 183, 41100 Modena, Italy, Fax: (+39) 059-373543
Search for more papers by this authorDaniele Bonacchi
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Firenze, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAndrea Caneschi Dr.
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Firenze, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorDante Gatteschi Prof. Dr.
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Firenze, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorRoberto Biagi Dr.
INFM National Center on nanoStructures and bioSystems at Surfaces (S3) and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 213/A, 41100 Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorUmberto Del Pennino Prof. Dr.
INFM National Center on nanoStructures and bioSystems at Surfaces (S3) and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 213/A, 41100 Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorValentina De Renzi Dr.
INFM National Center on nanoStructures and bioSystems at Surfaces (S3) and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 213/A, 41100 Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLeonid Gurevich Dr.
Department of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorHerre S. J. Van der Zant
Department of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorAndrea Cornia Dr.
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 183, 41100 Modena, Italy, Fax: (+39) 059-373543
Search for more papers by this authorAntonio C. Fabretti Prof. Dr.
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 183, 41100 Modena, Italy, Fax: (+39) 059-373543
Search for more papers by this authorMirko Pacchioni
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 183, 41100 Modena, Italy, Fax: (+39) 059-373543
Search for more papers by this authorLaura Zobbi
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 183, 41100 Modena, Italy, Fax: (+39) 059-373543
Search for more papers by this authorDaniele Bonacchi
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Firenze, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAndrea Caneschi Dr.
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Firenze, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorDante Gatteschi Prof. Dr.
Dipartimento di Chimica, INSTM and Università di Firenze, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorRoberto Biagi Dr.
INFM National Center on nanoStructures and bioSystems at Surfaces (S3) and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 213/A, 41100 Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorUmberto Del Pennino Prof. Dr.
INFM National Center on nanoStructures and bioSystems at Surfaces (S3) and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 213/A, 41100 Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorValentina De Renzi Dr.
INFM National Center on nanoStructures and bioSystems at Surfaces (S3) and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 213/A, 41100 Modena, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLeonid Gurevich Dr.
Department of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorHerre S. J. Van der Zant
Department of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorWork financed in part by ERATO, Italian MIUR and CNR, and the MOLNANOMAG network. H.S.J.VdZ. is supported by the Dutch Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). MALDI-TOF data were kindly provided by Dr. Ing. Roel H. Fokkens, Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology MESA+ Research Institute, University of Twente (The Netherlands).
Graphical Abstract
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/H2O/NH4OH) of a dodecamanganese(III,IV) cluster surrounded by acetyl-protected thiol groups, [Mn12O12(L)16(H2O)4], have been used to prepare Au(111) adsorbates that are a first step towards ultra-high-density information storage using single-molecule magnets.
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