Thursday, 17 May 2018: 09:20
Room 204 (Washington State Convention Center)
Endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs) have attracted significant attention as promising spherical molecules for biomedical and material applications due to their unique properties. Endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs), possessing a metal cluster encapsulated within the carbon cage, have demonstrated altered electronic and magnetic properties as a result of charge transfer from the metal(s) to the carbon shell, which allows a unique structure – property relationship to emerge. One family of EMFs that exhibit these unique features is the azaheterometallofullerene class containing two metals (M = Y, Gd, Tb) in a cage of 79 carbons and one nitrogen atom (M2@C79N). Our work demonstrates the importance of the azaheterometallofullerenes Gd2@C79N and Tb2@C79N as the basis for new, novel nanomaterials, such as molecular switches and single molecule magnets.