Turning a single molecule into a magnet (IMAGE)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Turning a single molecule into a magnet

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Driving an electric current through a molecule can create a magnetic field—although often too weak to detect experimentally. Through theoretical modeling, ISTA researchers show how quantum effects can make single molecules act as effective magnets.

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