Engineering Ferrimagnetic Interactions in Molecular Quantum Systems

Research output: Contribution to journal › Research article › Contributed › peer-review

Contributors

Abstract

Achieving long-range ferrimagnetic order in purely organic systems remains a major challenge in molecular magnetism. Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of heterospin-coupling motifs, formed by covalently linking spin- (Formula presented.) and spin-1 triangular nanographenes. A combined solution-phase and on-surface synthetic strategy yields three distinct compounds, whose structures are elucidated by bond-resolved scanning probe microscopy. Starting from a spin- (Formula presented.) –spin-1 dimer as the elemental ferrimagnetic unit, we employ inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy to resolve low-energy magnetic excitations and extract the parameters of the Heisenberg Hamiltonian. Extension to trimeric architectures results in two distinct spin configurations, with compensated ((Formula presented.)) and uncompensated ((Formula presented.)) ferrimagnetic ground states. The Heisenberg model accurately describes all magnetic transitions, offering direct insight into increasingly complex spin Hamiltonians. These findings establish a molecular platform for designing heterospin systems with robust exchange interactions, providing access to higher-dimensional spin states beyond the two-level qubit paradigm.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere4744683
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 15 Sept 2026
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 42745173

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Keywords

  • ferrimagnetism, Heisenberg model, physics, quantum, qubit, scanning probe microscopy, scanning tunneling microscope, spin states