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The first reference on this rapidly growing topic provides an essential up-to-date guide to current and emerging trends.
A group of international experts has been carefully selected by the editors to cover all the central aspects, with a focus on molecular species while also including industrial applications.
The resulting unique overview is a must-have for researchers, both in academia and industry, who are entering or already working in the field.

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Preface
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF LANTHANIDE MOLECULAR COMPLEXES
Introduction
Free Ion Electronic Structure
Electronic Structure of Lanthanide Ions in a Ligand Field
Magnetic Properties of Isolated Lanthanide Ions
Exchange Coupling in Systems Containing Orbitally Degenerate Lanthanides
MONONUCLEAR LANTHANIDE COMPLEXES: USE OF THE CRYSTAL FIELD THEORY TO DESIGN SINGLE-ION MAGNETS AND SPIN QUBITS
Introduction
Modelling the Magnetic Properties of Lanthanide Single-Ion Magnets:TheUse of the Crystal FieldModel
Magneto-Structural Correlations for Some Typical Symmetries
Impact of Lanthanide Complexes in Quantum Computing
Conclusions
POLYNUCLEAR LANTHANIDE SINGLE MOLECULE MAGNETS
Introduction
Synthetic Strategies
Conclusion
LANTHANIDES IN EXTENDED MOLECULAR NETWORKS
Introduction
Extended Networks Based on Gd3+
Extended Networks Based on Anisotropic Ions
Conclusions
EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS OF LANTHANIDE SINGLE-MOLECULE MAGNET PHYSICS
Introduction
Manifestation of Single-Molecule Magnet Behaviour
Quantifying the Magnetic Anisotropy
Splitting of the Ground Multiplet
Observation of the Signatures of Exchange Coupling
Concluding Remarks and Perspectives
COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING OF THE MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF LANTHANIDE COMPOUNDS
Introduction
Ab Initio Description of Lanthanides and its Relation to Other Methods
Ab Initio Calculation of Anisotropic Magnetic Properties of Mononuclear Complexes
Ab Initio Calculation of Anisotropic Magnetic Properties of Polynuclear Complexes
Conclusions
LANTHANIDE COMPLEXES AS REALIZATION OF QUBITS AND QUGATES FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING
Introduction to Quantum Computation
Quantum Computing with Electron Spin Qubits
Single Lanthanide Ions as Spin Qubits
Lanthanide Molecules as Prototypes of Two-Qubit Quantum Gates
Conclusions and Outlook
BIS(PHTHALOCYANINATO) LANTHANIDE(III) COMPLEXES - FROM MOLECULAR MAGNETISM TO SPINTRONIC DEVICES
Introduction
Synthesis and Structure of LnPc2 Complexes
Bulk Magnetism of LnPc2 Complexes
Surface Magnetism of LnPc2 Complexes
Molecular Spintronic Devices on the Base of [TbPc2]0 SIMs
Conclusion and Outlook
LANTHANIDES AND THE MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECT
Applications of Magnets
Cold Reasoning
Current Technologies
How Paramagnets Act as Refrigerants
More Parameters
Aims
Important Concepts for a Large Magnetocaloric Effect
High-Performance MCE Materials
Outlook
ACTINIDE SINGLE-MOLECULE MAGNETS
Introduction
Literature Survey of Published Actinide Single-Molecule Magnets
Magnetic Coupling in Actinides
Conclusions
Index

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