Cluster-Inspired Magnetic Materials Composed of Manganese

Magnetic materials have always played an important role in both scientific research and practical applications. Many of these materials involving the transition element manganese (Mn) have attracted considerable interest due to the large magnetic moment of the element. In addition, the strongly correlated d electrons of Mn enable various magnetic coupling and states in different crystal environments. Here, we study the magnetic properties of a series of nano-materials composed of Mn. These include zero dimensional clusters, one dimensional chains and two dimensional materials, as well as a Mn-cluster supported on 2D substrate. Our motivation is to investigate the possibility of modifying the magnetic properties of materials by using the Mn-clusters instead of the Mn atom as building blocks.