| Abstract
| - This article summarizes our research targeting the design and synthesis of new classes of magnets, namely, those derived from organic and organometallic chemistry where the building blocks of the solid are comprised of molecules, as opposed to atoms, and possess electron spins in p orbitals. Aspects of new chemistry and new materials evolved from this work are highlighted.
- Organometallic- and organic-based materials exhibiting the technologically important property of bulk magnetismhave been designed, prepared, and studied. These magnets are prepared via conventional organic chemistrymethodologies and unlike conventional inorganic-based magnets do not require metallurgical processing.Furthermore, these magnets are frequently soluble in conventional solvents, and examples have saturationmagnetizations exceeding that of iron metal on an Fe or mole basis. Also, magnets with critical temperaturesexceeding room temperature, magnets with coercive fields exceeding that of Co5Sm, and thin-film magnets havebeen prepared. This article highlights the collective joint research executed in our, as well as Arthur J. Epstein's,laboratories.
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