Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 Magnetism; 1.1 Origin of Magnetism; 1.2 Macroscopic Approach; 1.3 Units in Magnetism; 1.4 Ground State of an Ion and Hund's Rules; 1.5 An Atom in a Magnetic Field; 1.6 Mechanisms of Magnetic Interactions; 1.6.1 Dipolar Interactions; 1.6.2 Direct Exchange; 1.6.3 Indirect Exchange -- Superexchange; 1.6.4 Indirect Exchange -- Double Exchange; 1.6.5 Indirect Exchange -- Antisymmetric Exchange; 1.6.6 Itinerant Exchange -- RKKY Interaction; 1.6.7 Magnetism of Itinerant Electrons; 1.7 Collective Magnetic State

1.7.1 Models of Interaction and Dimension of the Lattice1.7.2 Ferromagnets; 1.7.3 Antiferromagnets; 1.7.4 Ferrimagnets; 1.7.5 Spin Glasses; 1.7.6 Superparamagnets; 1.8 Applications and Research; References; Chapter 2 Molecular Magnetism; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Birth of the Topic: Exchange-Coupled Clusters; 2.3 Evolution of the Topic: Molecule-Based Magnets; 2.4 Burgeoning Topics: Single-Molecule Magnets; 2.5 Single-Chain Magnets; 2.6 Spin Crossover Complexes; 2.7 Charge Transfer-Induced Spin Transitions; 2.8 Multifunctional Materials; 2.9 Future Perspectives; References

Chapter 3 High-Spin Molecules3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Strategies for High-Spin Molecules; 3.2.1 Magnetic Exchange Strategy for High-Spin Molecules; 3.2.1.1 Strict Orthogonality of the Magnetic Orbitals for Ferromagnetic Interaction; 3.2.1.2 Accidental Orthogonality of the Magnetic Orbitals for Ferromagnetic Interaction; 3.2.1.3 Spin Polarization Mechanism for Ferromagnetic Interaction; 3.2.2 Synthetic Strategy for High-Spin Molecules; 3.2.2.1 Bridging Ligands for High-Spin Molecules; 3.2.2.2 The Effect of the Blocking Ligands; 3.3 High-Spin Molecules based on d-Metal Ions

3.3.1 Homo-Metallic High-Spin Molecules based on d-Metal Ions3.3.2 Hetero-Metallic High-Spin Molecules Based on d-Metal Ions; 3.4 High-Spin Molecules Based on f-Metal Ions; 3.5 High-Spin Molecules Based on d-f Metal Ions; 3.6 Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 4 Single Molecule Magnets; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Molecular Magnets; 4.1.2 Rough Outline of the Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs); 4.2 Measurement Techniques; 4.2.1 Direct Current (dc) Measurements; 4.2.2 Remnant Magnetization; 4.2.3 Alternating Current (ac) Measurements; 4.2.4 Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)

4.2.5 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)4.2.6 Other Methods; 4.3 Rational Design of SMMs; 4.4 Family of SMMs; 4.4.1 Polynuclear d Metal Complexes; 4.4.2 Mononuclear d Metal complexes (Single-Ion Magnets (SIMs)); 4.4.3 Mononuclear f Metal Complexes (SIMs); 4.4.4 Polynuclear f Metal Complexes; 4.4.5 Mixed Metal nd-4f Complexes; 4.5 Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 5 Magnetic Molecules as Spin Qubits; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 QIP Paradigms with Magnetic Molecules; 5.2 Molecular Qubits; 5.3 Schemes for Two-Qubit Gates; 5.3.1 Permanently Coupled Qubits

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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A comprehensive overview of this rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field of research. After a short introduction to the basics of magnetism and molecular magnetism, the text goes on to cover specific properties of molecular magnetic materials as well as their current and future applications. Design strategies for acquiring molecular magnetic materials with desired physical properties are discussed, as are such multifunctional materials as high Tc magnets, chiral and luminescent magnets, magnetic sponges as well as photo- and piezo-switching magnets. The result is an excellent resource for materials scientists, chemists, physicists and crystal engineers either entering or already working in the field.