Nanomagnetic Molecular Materials

该研究项目涉及使用锰和钒等金属制备新型分子磁铁，并研究其物理性质。簇型金属化合物具有重要意义，因为它们的尺寸是纳米级的，并提供了新的量子特性，对磁性的理解是主要的结果，并可能在未来的量子计算机中长期使用。这项基础研究为研究生提供了良好的培训，使他们非常适合从事先进材料领域的工作，这是澳大利亚纳米技术未来的重点领域。

This research project involves the preparation of new molecular magnets using metals such as manganese and vanadium and a study of their physical properties. Metal compounds of the cluster type are significant since they are nanoscale in size and offer new quantum features, with an improved understanding of the magnetic properties as a primary outcome and long term possible use in future quantum computers. This fundamental study provides excellent training to post-graduate students and makes them ideally suited to take jobs in advanced materials, an area being emphasised in Australia's nanotechnological future.