Photochromic magnetic materials based on transition metal oxalate complexes

The review discusses theoretical and experimental approaches to the design of compounds which combine photochemically active groups and magnetic species in the same crystal lattice and can serve as the basis for the development of novel materials with specified properties and functions, including high-purity composites and nanomaterials. Data on the synthesis, structures and magnetic properties of para- and ferromagnetic $3\mathrm d$ metal tris(oxalate) complexes with various organic photochromic cations are summarized. The assembly of the complexes to ordered nanostructures and polymer composites is considered.
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