Cobalt(Ⅱ)/manganese(Ⅱ)-based molecular metamagnets

This mini-review covers recent progress in the field of cobalt(Ⅱ)/manganese(Ⅱ)-based molecular metamagnets, which can undergo magnetic phase transitions to a state with a net magnetic moment under the stimulation of external field. We simply discuss mean field theory describing these compounds and the important role of the magnetic anisotropy. The experimental properties of the known Co(Ⅱ)/Mn(Ⅱ) metamagnets are discussed, with emphasis on the variety of means by which the metamagnetic transitions have been observed and studied.

This mini-review covers recent progress in the field of cobalt(Ⅱ)/manganese(Ⅱ)-based molecular metamagnets, which can undergo magnetic phase transitions to a state with a net magnetic moment under the stimulation of external field. We simply discuss mean field theory describing these compounds and the important role of the magnetic anisotropy. The experimental properties of the known Co(Ⅱ)/Mn(Ⅱ) metamagnets are discussed, with emphasis on the variety of means by which the metarnagnetic transitions have been observed and studied.