Giant Hysteresis of Single-Molecule Magnets Adsorbed on a Nonmagnetic Insulator

Adv Mater. 2016 Jul;28(26):5195-9. doi: 10.1002/adma.201506305. Epub 2016 May 9.

Abstract

TbPc2 single-molecule magnets adsorbed on a magnesium oxide tunnel barrier exhibit record magnetic remanence, record hysteresis opening, perfect out-of-plane alignment of the magnetic easy axes, and self-assembly into a well-ordered layer.

Keywords: X-ray absorption spectroscopy; scanning tunneling microscopy; single-molecule magnets; surfaces.