Single-molecule magnets are coordination clusters with magnetic properties that are typically reliant on the coupling between pairs of metal centres. Now, a cluster in which magnetism arises from ...

In 1998 scientists Richard Bader and Carlo Gatti proposed a mathematical model, describing the distribution of delocalized electrons in molecules. Now new research is the first to confirm the accuracy ...

Credit: Hung H. Nguyen/University of IowaWhen exposed to radiation, electrons produced within molten zinc chloride, or ZnCl 2, can be observed in three distinct singly occupied molecular orbital ...

Physicists have discovered how to make electrons “freeze” and “melt” into bizarre quantum patterns, forming a new kind of matter where solid and liquid coexist. Electricity drives nearly every aspect ...

Electricity powers our lives, including our cars, phones, computers, and more, through the movement of electrons within a ...

Thanks to a simple exfoliation process, an unusual class of ionic solids known as electrides has joined the growing ranks of two-dimensional materials (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, DOI: ...

A huge molecular wheel has set a new record as the largest aromatic ring (Nat. Chem. 2020, DOI: 10.1038/s41557-019-0398-3). The molecule could be a step toward making even bigger rings that serve as a ...

Everyone knows that "diamonds are forever." The brilliantly shining stones make for magnificent jewelry and represent carbon in its most prestigious form. What most people do not know, however, is the ...