Abstract

The ultimate miniaturization limit and state-of-the-art of nanospintronics is the manipulation of a single electron spin. The plasticity of the coordination chemistry of Lanthanoid ions (Ln) has allow the design of novel coordination compounds with slow relaxation of the magnetization since the first Single Ion Magnet (SIMs) was reported by Ishikawa. These complexes have become the building blocks of molecular spintronics and quantum computing from the chemistry point of view. This has motivated several efforts in the last years to deposit single ion magnets in two dimensions, either in uniform single layers or in some kind of patterns or clusters. Lanthanide complexes have been in used in several areas of interest that are related to the development of nano-optoelectronics devices2. For example, Lanthanide-quinoline compounds have presented themselves as one example of the evolution of molecular electronics since they present a similar structure compared to the Alq3 complexes. In this work, we present some examples of Lanthanide coordination complexes with SIMs behavior that can be deposited onto surfaces maintaining their magnetic properties. Some of the condition necessary for the sublimation will be presented so the molecular structure of the magnetic complex is preserved, which makes it a promising candidate for nanospintronics devices.