Molecular Materials

the book does an excellent job of putting together several different classes of materials. Many common points emerge, and the book may facilitate the development of hybrids in which the qualities of the parents are enhanced. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011 With applications in optoelectronics and photonics, quantum information processing, nanotechnology and data storage, molecular materials enrich our daily lives in countless ways. These materials have properties that depend on their exact structure, the degree of order in the way the molecules are aligned and their crystalline nature. Small, delicate changes in molecular structure can totally alter the properties of the material in bulk. There has been increasing emphasis on functional metal complexes that demonstrate a wide range of physical phenomena. Molecular Materials represents the diversity of the area, encapsulating magnetic, optical and electrical properties, with chapters on: Metal-Based Quadratic Nonlinear Optical Materials Physical Properties of Metallomesogens Molecular Magnetic Materials Molecular Inorganic Conductors and Superconductors Molecular Nanomagnets Structured to include a clear introduction, a discussion of the basic concepts and up-to-date coverage of key aspects, each chapter provides a detailed review which conveys the excitement of work in that field. Additional volumes in the Inorganic Materials Series: Low-Dimensional Solids | Molecular Materials | Porous Materials | Energy Materials

"... the book does an excellent job of puttingtogether several different classes of materials. Many common pointsemerge, and the book may facilitate the development of hybrids inwhich the qualities of the "parents" areenhanced." -Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011With applications in optoelectronics and photonics, quantuminformation processing, nanotechnology and data storage, molecularmaterials enrich our daily lives in countless ways. These materialshave properties that depend on their exact structure, the degree oforder in the way the molecules are aligned and their crystallinenature. Small, delicate changes in molecular structure can totallyalter the properties of the material in bulk.There has been increasing emphasis on functional metal complexesthat demonstrate a wide range of physical phenomena. MolecularMaterials represents the diversity of the area, encapsulatingmagnetic, optical and electrical properties, with chapters on:* Metal-Based Quadratic Nonlinear Optical Materials* Physical Properties of Metallomesogens* Molecular Magnetic Materials* Molecular Inorganic Conductors and Superconductors* Molecular NanomagnetsStructured to include a clear introduction, a discussion of thebasic concepts and up-to-date coverage of key aspects, each chapterprovides a detailed review which conveys the excitement of work inthat field.Additional volumes in the Inorganic Materials Series:Low-Dimensional Solids | Molecular Materials | Porous Materials| Energy Materials

Inorganic Materials PrefacePrefaceList of Contributors1 Metal-Based Quadratic Nonlinear Optical MaterialsOlivier Maury and Hubert Le Bozec1.1 Introduction1.2 Basic concepts of second order nonlinear optics1.3 Dipolar metal complexes1.4 Octupolar metal complexes1.5 Switching optical nonlinearities of metal complexes1.6 Towards the design of pre-organized materials1.7 ConclusionReferences2 Physical Properties of MetallomesogensKoen Binnemans2.1 Introduction2.2 Overview of Mesophases2.3 Optical properties2.4 Electrical properties2.5 Magnetic properties2.6 ConclusionsReferences3 Molecular Magnetic MaterialsGordon T. Yee and Neil Robertson3.1 Introduction3.2 Basic Concepts3.3 The Van Vleck Equation3.4 Dimensionality of Magnetic Systems3.5 Switchable and hybrid systems and future pespectives3.5.1 Bistable and Switchable magnetic materials3.5.2 Multifunctional Magnetic Materials3.6 Summary and conclusionsReferences4 Molecular Inorganic Conductors and SuperconductorsLydie Valade and Hisashi Tanaka4.1 Introduction4.2 Families of Molecular Conductors and Superconductors4.3 Systems based on Metal Bis-Dithiolene Complexes4.4 Towards the Application of Molecular Inorganic Conductors and Superconductors4.5 Conclusion4.6 AcknowledgementsReferences5 Molecular NanomagnetsEric J. L. McInnes and Richard E. P. Winpenny5.1 Introduction5.2 A Very Brief Introduction to Magnetochemistry5.3 Techniques5.4 Single Molecule Magnets5.5 Emerging TrendsReferences