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Hybrid ion-pair crystals involving hexadentate [Fe(III)(3-OMesal 2 -trien)] + spin-crossover (SCO) cationic complexes and anionic gold complexes [Au(dmit) 2 ] − (1) (dmit = 4,5-dithiolato-1,3dithiole-2-thione) and [Au(dddt) 2 ] − (2) (dddt = 5,6-dihydro-1,4-dithiin-2,3-dithiolate) were synthesized and studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, P-XRD, and SQUID magnetometry. Our study shows that both complexes have similar 1:1 stoichiometry but different symmetry and crystal packing. Complex 1 has a rigid structure in which the SCO cations are engaged in strong π-interplay with molecular surrounding and does not show SCO transition while 2 demonstrates a reversible transition at T sco = 118 K in a much "softer", hydrogen-bonded structure. A new structural indicator of spin state in [Fe(sal 2 -trien)] + complexes based on conformational analysis has been proposed. Aging and thermocycling ruined the SCO transition increasing the residual HS fraction from 14 to 41%. Magnetic response of 1 is explained by the AFM coupled dimers S = 5/2 with J 1 = −0.18 cm −1 . Residual high-spin fraction of 2, apart from a contribution of the weak dimers with J 12 = J 34 = −0.29 cm −1 , is characterized by a stronger interdimer coupling of J 23 = −1.69 cm −1 , which is discussed in terms of possible involvement of neutral radicals [Au(dddt) 2 ].have been undertaken to use the SCO compounds in magnetic memory or display devices, as well as multi-modal sensors [4][5][6]. Moreover, polyfunctional compounds combining the conductivity and the spin-crossover transition have been highlighted in connection with spin-dependent transport and single molecular switching [7][8][9]. Spin-lattice relaxation in the low-dimensional conducting networks of centrosymmetrical molecules is strongly suppressed. The hybrid structures implementing efficient exchange interaction between the SCO and conducting subsystems would facilitate the development of new molecular spintronic devices where the spin transport is controlled by spin-crossover complexes.Metal bis-1,2-dithiolene complexes, as organic donors and acceptors, possess a delocalized electron system as a planar central core M(C 2 S 2 ) 2 and present different formal oxidation states. This type of complex has been intensively studied as a component of molecular conductors [10][11][12]. In addition, metal dithiolene complexes have a rich variety of physical properties, such as Peierls instability of the low-dimensional systems and the quantum fluctuations [10,13]. Thus, both SCO and metal dithiolene complexes could undergo phase transition, and combining two components in one crystal structure might give rise to a novel molecular material with exotic phenomena.The interplay between spin-crossover and conductivity was already observed in some of such materials [14][15][16]. The majority of conducting SCO compounds are represented by the Fe(III) cation complexes with [M(dmit) 2 ] δ− anions [17-19]. As a first step in this way, Faulmann et al. have published a simple salt [Fe(sal 2 -trien)][Ni(dmit) 2 ] ...

Multi-wall carbon nanotubes filled with iron nanoparticles were combined with polystyrene to evaluate interface interactions and nanotube orientation in composite using magnetic susceptibility measurements. Iron-containing species were introduced into MWCNT cavities as the result of catalytic chemical vapor deposition synthesis using ferrocene as a catalyst source. Polystyrene loaded with certain quantity of MWCNTs was uniaxially stretched to provide the nanotube alignment. Magnetic susceptibility measurements performed in three perpendicular directions of magnetic field confirmed the alignment in the stretching direction. The composites showed a large diamagnetic response in a magnetic field perpendicular to the nanotube axis and low response in a parallel field. In a quantitative sense, anisotropy exceeds by more than an order of magnitude the effect expected from intrinsic susceptibility of nanotubes. Apparently, the graphitic nature of the nanotube lattice results in strong non-covalent interactions with uniaxially stretched polymer matrix, and aromatic rings as side groups of polystyrene align parallel to the nanotube surface, contributing to strong diamagnetism. As magnetic susceptibility is a penetrative but non-destructive type of measurement, it can successfully characterize both the alignment of onedimensional or two-dimensional carbon allotropies and the arrangement of the macromolecules around them, contributing to the optimal design and performance of nanocomposites.

We present an original, easy to implement, reliable method of non-destructive testing of the orientation of carbon nanotubes by magnetic moment measurements performed in three perpendicular directions of magnetic field. Multi-wall carbon nanotubes/polystyrene composites were prepared by stretching and forge-rolling methods with the same nanotube loading. Unusually strong diamagnetic anisotropy in the composites prepared by the stretching method was observed and attributed to an additional diamagnetic response from the polystyrene aromatic rings wrapping the nanotubes. Strong anisotropy of diamagnetic susceptibility of the composites with highly aligned nanotubes correlates with anisotropic electromagnetic response and with improved microwave absorption properties. Both magnetic anisotropy and microwave absorbance is considerably lower in the composites prepared by the forge-rolled method. The magnetic results correlate well with polarized Raman spectroscopy. The research findings contribute to a better understanding of nanotubepolymer interface, alignment mechanisms, and ultimately the optimal design and performance of functional nanotube-aromatic polymer nanocomposites.

Tabby is a pattern of short irregular stripes, usually related to domestic cats. We have produced Tabby patterns on graphene by attaching fluorine atoms running as monoatomic chains in crystallographic directions. Separated by non-fluorinated sp 2 carbon ribbons, sp 3-hybridized carbon atoms bonded to zigzag fluorine chains produce sp 2-sp 3 interfaces and spin-polarized edge states localized on both sides of the chains. We have compared two kinds of fluorinated graphite samples C2Fx, with x near to 1 and x substantially below 1. The magnetic susceptibility of C2Fx (x < 1) shows a broad maximum and a thermally activated spin gap behaviour that can be understood in a two-leg spin ladder model with ferromagnetic legs and antiferromagnetic rungs; the spin gap constitutes about 450 K. Besides, stable room-temperature ferromagnetism is observed in C2Fx (x < 1) samples: the crossover to a three-dimensional magnetic behaviour is due to the onset of interlayer interactions. Similarly prepared C2Fx (x ≈ 1) samples demonstrate features of two-dimensional magnetism without signs of high-temperature magnetic ordering, but with transition to a superparamagnetic state below 40 K instead. The magnetism of the Tabby graphene is stable until 520 K, which is the temperature of the structural reconstruction of fluorinated graphite.