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Molecular Nanomagnets with Photomagnetic Properties: Design Strategies and Recent Advances

by
Xiaoshuang Gou
1,2,
Xinyu Sun
1,
Peng Cheng
1,* and
Wei Shi
1,*
1
Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
2
i-Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Suzhou 215123, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Magnetochemistry 2025, 11(9), 77; https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11090077 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 21 July 2025 / Revised: 27 August 2025 / Accepted: 28 August 2025 / Published: 31 August 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Magnetism: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Dai-Zheng Liao on the Occasion of His 85th Birthday)
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Abstract

The magnetic properties of molecular nanomagnets can be finely modulated by light, which provides great potential in optical switches, smart sensors, and data storage devices. Light-induced spin transition, structure changes, and radical formation could tune the static and dynamic magnetic properties of molecular nanomagnets with high spatial and temporal resolutions. Herein, we summarize the design strategies of photoresponsive molecular nanomagnets and review the recent advances in transition metal/lanthanide molecular nanomagnets with photomagnetic properties. The photoresponsive mechanism based on spin transition, photocyclization, and photogenerated radicals is discussed in detail, providing insights into the photomagnetic properties of molecular nanomagnets for advanced photoresponsive materials.
Keywords: molecular nanomagnets; photomagnetic properties; photocyclization; photogenerated radical molecular nanomagnets; photomagnetic properties; photocyclization; photogenerated radical

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Gou, X.; Sun, X.; Cheng, P.; Shi, W. Molecular Nanomagnets with Photomagnetic Properties: Design Strategies and Recent Advances. Magnetochemistry 2025, 11, 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11090077

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Gou X, Sun X, Cheng P, Shi W. Molecular Nanomagnets with Photomagnetic Properties: Design Strategies and Recent Advances. Magnetochemistry. 2025; 11(9):77. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11090077

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Gou, Xiaoshuang, Xinyu Sun, Peng Cheng, and Wei Shi. 2025. "Molecular Nanomagnets with Photomagnetic Properties: Design Strategies and Recent Advances" Magnetochemistry 11, no. 9: 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11090077

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Gou, X., Sun, X., Cheng, P., & Shi, W. (2025). Molecular Nanomagnets with Photomagnetic Properties: Design Strategies and Recent Advances. Magnetochemistry, 11(9), 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11090077

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