A ferromagnetically coupled Fe 42 cyanide-bridged nanocage

Soonchul Kang, Hui Zheng, Tao Liu, Kohei Hamachi, Shinji Kanegawa, Kunihisa Sugimoto, Yoshihito Shiota, Shinya Hayami, Masaki Mito, Tetsuya Nakamura, Motohiro Nakano, Michael L. Baker, Hiroyuki Nojiri, Kazunari Yoshizawa, Chunying Duan, Osamu Sato

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Abstract

Self-assembly of artificial nanoscale units into superstructures is a prevalent topic in science. In biomimicry, scientists attempt to develop artificial self-assembled nanoarchitectures. However, despite extensive efforts, the preparation of nanoarchitectures with superior physical properties remains a challenge. For example, one of the major topics in the field of molecular magnetism is the development of high-spin (HS) molecules. Here, we report a cyanide-bridged magnetic nanocage composed of 18 HS iron(III) ions and 24 low-spin iron(II) ions. The magnetic iron(III) centres are ferromagnetically coupled, yielding the highest ground-state spin number (S=45) of any molecule reported to date.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5955
JournalNature communications
Volume6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 6 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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