Published 2008
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Publication
Optically Addressable Single-Molecule-Magnet Behaviour of Vacuum-Sprayed Ultrathin Films
Description
Films of the molecular nanomagnet Mn12ac with thicknesses spanning the nm to mm range have
been deposited using a customised vacuum spray deposition technique. The films have been
characterized by AFM, XPS, magnetic and magneto-optical measurements, indicating that the
deposition procedure does not damage the Mn12ac molecules. As a result, the films show
magnetic properties similar to those of the parent molecular material down to the nm thickness
range, as revealed by magneto-optical methods. Vacuum spray deposition therefore represents a
promising approach for the preparation under controlled vacuum conditions of ultrathin films of
molecular nanomagnets supported on transparent dielectric substrates, making possible the
magneto-optical readout of the magnetisation state of the Mn12ac film.
Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://hdl.handle.net/11567/249175
- URN
- urn:oai:iris.unige.it:11567/249175
Origin repository
- Origin repository
- UNIGE