SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME PRESENTATION
The International Conference on Molecule Based Magnets is the biennial event aimed to gather all
the researchers active in the interdisciplinary and growing field of "Molecular Magnetism".
Started at the end of the '80s Molecular Magnetism has the goal to design, to synthesize and to
investigate the properties of tailor made materials based on individual magnetic building blocks
formed by organic molecules, organometallic molecules or coordination complexes.
The outcomes of Molecular Magnetism are diverse, ranging from the tailoring of novel bulk magnetic
materials to the use of magnetic molecules in the exciting new field of molecular spintronics, from
the development of complex synthetic techniques to the implementation of new sophisticated instrumentation
for the investigation of nanostructures, from the application of spin crossover systems to the development
of biomimetic structures. Covering in an efficient way so many diverse research areas requires a strongly
interdisciplinary approach.
Indeed Molecular Magnetism is a hot topic in both Chemistry and Physics, and new developments are
expected also in the biomedical field.
ICMM2008 aims to cover all the possible areas of Molecular Magnetism and to provide a unique
occasion for all chemists, physicists and materials scientists active in the field to be informed
on the last breakthrough results and to enjoy reviews covering the most important areas of
Molecular Magnetism and neighbouring research fields.
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