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Discovering Classical Spin Liquids by Topological Search of High Symmetry Nets (2024)
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Paddison, J. A., & Cliffe, M. J. (2024). Discovering Classical Spin Liquids by Topological Search of High Symmetry Nets. ACS Central Science, 10(10), 1821-1828. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.4c01020

Spin liquids are a paradigmatic example of a nontrivial state of matter. The search for new spin liquids is a key interdisciplinary challenge. Geometrical frustration─where the geometry of the net that the spins occupy precludes the generation of a s... Read More about Discovering Classical Spin Liquids by Topological Search of High Symmetry Nets.

Tuning the mechanical properties of molecular perovskites by controlling framework distortions via A-site substitution (2024)
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Kronawitter, S. M., Park, S., Hallweger, S. A., Myatt, E., Pitcairn, J., Cliffe, M. J., Daisenberger, D., Drees, M., & Kieslich, G. (2024). Tuning the mechanical properties of molecular perovskites by controlling framework distortions via A-site substitution. Materials Advances, 5(16), 6440-6445. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ma00587b

Molecular perovskites are important materials in the area of barocalorics, improper ferroelectrics and ferroelastics, where the search for principles that link composition, structure and mechanical properties is a key challenge. Herein, we report the... Read More about Tuning the mechanical properties of molecular perovskites by controlling framework distortions via A-site substitution.

Controlling Noncollinear Ferromagnetism in van der Waals Metal-Organic Magnets (2024)
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Pitcairn, J., Ongkiko, M. A., Iliceto, A., Speakman, P. J., Calder, S., Cochran, M. J., Paddison, J. A., Liu, C., Argent, S. P., Morris, A. J., & Cliffe, M. J. (2024). Controlling Noncollinear Ferromagnetism in van der Waals Metal-Organic Magnets. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 146(28), 19146–19159. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c04102

Van der Waals (vdW) magnets both allow exploration of fundamental 2D physics and offer a route toward exploiting magnetism in next generation information technology, but vdW magnets with complex, noncollinear spin textures are currently rare. We repo... Read More about Controlling Noncollinear Ferromagnetism in van der Waals Metal-Organic Magnets.

Cubic double perovskites host noncoplanar spin textures (2024)
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Paddison, J. A., Zhang, H., Yan, J., Cliffe, M. J., McGuire, M. A., Do, S. H., Gao, S., Stone, M. B., Dahlbom, D., Barros, K., Batista, C. D., & Christianson, A. D. (2024). Cubic double perovskites host noncoplanar spin textures. npj Quantum Materials, 9(1), Article 48. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-024-00650-6

Magnetic materials with noncoplanar magnetic structures can show unusual physical properties driven by nontrivial topology. Topologically-active states are often multi-q structures, which are challenging to stabilize in models and to identify in mate... Read More about Cubic double perovskites host noncoplanar spin textures.

Magnetic structure and properties of the honeycomb antiferromagnet [Na(OH2)3]Mn(NCS)3 (2024)
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Geers, M., Gill, T. B., Burnett, A. D., Bassey, E. N., Fabelo, O., Cañadillas-Delgado, L., & Cliffe, M. J. (2024). Magnetic structure and properties of the honeycomb antiferromagnet [Na(OH2)3]Mn(NCS)3. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 26(22), 15844-15849. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cp01265h

We report the magnetic structure and properties of a thiocyanate-based honeycomb magnet [Na(OH2)3]Mn(NCS)3 which crystallises in the unusual low-symmetry trigonal space group P3̄. Magnetic measurements on powder samples show this material is an antif... Read More about Magnetic structure and properties of the honeycomb antiferromagnet [Na(OH2)3]Mn(NCS)3.

Modulated Self-Assembly of Catalytically Active Metal–Organic Nanosheets Containing Zr6 Clusters and Dicarboxylate Ligands (2024)
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Prasad, R. R. R., Boyadjieva, S. S., Zhou, G., Tan, J., Firth, F. C. N., Ling, S., …Forgan, R. S. (2024). Modulated Self-Assembly of Catalytically Active Metal–Organic Nanosheets Containing Zr6 Clusters and Dicarboxylate Ligands. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16(14), 17812–17820. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c00604

Two-dimensional metal–organic nanosheets (MONs) have emerged as attractive alternatives to their three-dimensional metal–organic framework (MOF) counterparts for heterogeneous catalysis due to their greater external surface areas and higher accessibi... Read More about Modulated Self-Assembly of Catalytically Active Metal–Organic Nanosheets Containing Zr6 Clusters and Dicarboxylate Ligands.

Spin-state dependent pressure responsiveness of Fe(<scp>ii</scp>)-based triazolate metal–organic frameworks (2024)
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Kronawitter, S. M., Röβ-Ohlenroth, R., Hallweger, S. A., Hirrle, M., Krug von Nidda, H., Luxenhofer, T., …Kieslich, G. (2024). Spin-state dependent pressure responsiveness of Fe(ii)-based triazolate metal–organic frameworks. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 12(14), 4954-4960. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4tc00360h

Fe(II)-containing Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) that exhibit temperature-induced spin-crossover (SCO) are candidate materials in the field of sensing, barocalorics, and data storage. Their responsiveness towards pressure is therefore of practical i... Read More about Spin-state dependent pressure responsiveness of Fe(<scp>ii</scp>)-based triazolate metal–organic frameworks.

Sensing the Spin State of Room-Temperature Switchable Cyanometallate Frameworks with Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Nanodiamonds (2024)
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Flinn, B. T., Rance, G. A., Cull, W. J., Cardillo-Zallo, I., Pitcairn, J., Cliffe, M. J., Fay, M. W., Tyler, A. J., Weare, B. L., Stoppiello, C. T., Davies, E. S., Mather, M. L., & Khlobystov, A. N. (2024). Sensing the Spin State of Room-Temperature Switchable Cyanometallate Frameworks with Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Nanodiamonds. ACS Nano, 18(9), 7148–7160. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c11820

Room-temperature magnetically switchable materials play a vital role in current and upcoming quantum technologies, such as spintronics, molecular switches, and data storage devices. The increasing miniaturization of device architectures produces a ne... Read More about Sensing the Spin State of Room-Temperature Switchable Cyanometallate Frameworks with Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Nanodiamonds.

How Reproducible is the Synthesis of Zr–Porphyrin Metal–Organic Frameworks? An Interlaboratory Study (2024)
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Boström, H. L. B., Emmerling, S., Heck, F., Koschnick, C., Jones, A. J., Cliffe, M. J., …Lotsch, B. V. (2024). How Reproducible is the Synthesis of Zr–Porphyrin Metal–Organic Frameworks? An Interlaboratory Study. Advanced Materials, Article 2304832. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202304832

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a rapidly growing class of materials that offer great promise in various applications. However, the synthesis remains challenging: for example, a range of crystal structures can often be accessed from the same buil... Read More about How Reproducible is the Synthesis of Zr–Porphyrin Metal–Organic Frameworks? An Interlaboratory Study.