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Printing Air-Stable High- TcMolecular Magnet with Tunable Magnetic Interaction

  • Yong Hu
  • , Taishan Zhu
  • , Zipeng Guo
  • , Henna Popli
  • , Hans Malissa
  • , Yulong Huang
  • , Lu An
  • , Zheng Li
  • , Jason N. Armstrong
  • , Christoph Boehme
  • , Z. Valy Vardeny
  • , Alpha T. N'Diaye
  • , Chi Zhou
  • , Manfred Wuttig
  • , Jeffrey C. Grossman
  • , Shenqiang Ren
  • SUNY Buffalo
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • University of Utah
  • United States Department of Energy
  • University of Maryland, College Park

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Abstract

High-Tc molecular magnets have amassed much promise; however, the long-standing obstacle for its practical applications is the inaccessibility of high-temperature molecular magnets showing dynamic and nonvolatile magnetization control. In addition, its functional durability is prone to degradation in oxygen and heat. Here, we introduce a rapid prototyping and stabilizing strategy for high Tc (360 K) molecular magnets with precise spatial control in geometry. The printed molecular magnets are thermally stable up to 400 K and air-stable for over 300 days, a significant improvement in its lifetime and durability. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism and computational modeling reveal the water ligands controlling magnetic exchange interaction of molecular magnets. The molecular magnets also show dynamical and reversible tunability of magnetic exchange interactions, enabling a colossal working temperature window of 86 K (from 258 to 344 K). This study provides a pathway to flexible, lightweight, and durable molecular magnetic devices through additive manufacturing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)545-553
Number of pages9
JournalNano Letters
Volume22
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 26 2022

Keywords

  • additive manufacturing
  • molecular magnet
  • Prussian blue analogue
  • three-dimensional printing
  • vacancy network

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