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Publications (last 5 years)

 

2016
 

  • S. Franchini, U. M. Battisti, C. Sorbi, A. Tait, A. Cornia, L. S. Jeong, S. K. Lee, J. Song, R. Loddo, S. Madeddu, G. Sanna, L. Brasili, Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Biological Evaluation of 4'-C-methyl- and phenyldioxolane-based Nucleoside Analogues, Arch. Pharmacal Res. 2016, DOI 10.1007/s12272-016-0825-6.

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  • V. Lanzilotto, L. Malavolti, S. Ninova, I. Cimatti, L. Poggini, B. Cortigiani, M. Mannini, F. Totti, A. Cornia, R. Sessoli, The Challenge of Thermal Deposition of Coordination Compounds: Insight into the Fe4 SMM Case, Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 7693-7702.

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  • A. Cornia, D. R. Talham, M. Affronte, Thin Layers of Molecular Magnets, in Magnetic Materials - Concepts and Applications (eds B. Sieklucka, D. Pinkowicz), Wiley-VCH, 2016.

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  • L. Rigamonti, C. Cotton, A. Nava, H. Lang, T. Rüffer, R. Sessoli, L. Sorace, M. Perfetti, W. Wernsdorfer, Y. Lan, A.-L. Barra, A. Cornia, Diamondoid Structure in a Metal-Organic Framework of Fe4 Single-Molecule Magnets, Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 13705-13714.

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  • M. Dörfel, M. Kern, H. Bamberger, P. Neugebauer, K. Bader, R. Marx, A. Cornia, T. Mitra, A. Müller, M. Dressel, L. Bogani, J. van Slageren, Torque-detected Electron Spin Resonance as a Tool to Investigate Magnetic Anisotropy in Molecular Nanomagnets, Magnetochemistry 2016, 2, 25.

 

  • A. Lakma, S. M. Hossain, R. N. Pradhan, D. Topwal, A. Cornia, A. K. Singh, Expansion of a Discrete [3 x 3] Mn9 Metallogrid to a μ-O Bridged Polymeric {Mn11}n Assembly, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 2993-2999.

 

  • C. Cervetti, A. Rettori, M. G. Pini, A. Cornia, A. Repollés, F. Luis, M. Dressel, S. Rauschenbach, K. Kern, M. Burghard, L. Bogani, The Classical and Quantum Dynamics of Molecular Spins on Graphene, Nat. Mater. 2016, 15, 164-168 (cover).

 

2015

 

  • J. A. J. Burgess, L. Malavolti, V. Lanzilotto, M. Mannini, S. Yan, S. Ninova, F. Totti, S. Rolf-Pissarczyk, A. Cornia, R. Sessoli, S. Loth, Magnetic Fingerprint of Individual Fe4 Molecular Magnets under Compression by a Scanning Tunneling Microscope, Nat. Commun. 2015, 6, 8216-1, 8216-8217.

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  • R. Fanelli, L. Milli, A. Cornia, A. Moretto, N. Castellucci, N. Zanna, G. Malachin, R. Tavano, C. Tomasini, Chiral Gold Nanoparticles Decorated with Pseudopeptides, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2015, 6243-6248.

 

  • N. Chouat,  M. A. Hasnaoui,  M. Sassi,  A. Bengueddach,  G. Lusvardi, A. Cornia, Crystal Structure of a New Homochiral One-dimensional Zincophosphate Containing L-methionine, Acta. Cryst. 2015, E71, 832-835..

 

  • L. Rigamonti, A. Nava, M.-E. Boulon, J. Luzon, R. Sessoli, A. Cornia, Experimental and Theoretical Studies on the Magnetic Anisotropy in Lanthanide(III)-Centred Fe3Ln Propellers (Ln = Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb), Chem. Eur. J 2015, 21, 12171-12180.

 

  • A. Nava, L. Rigamonti, E. Zangrando, R. Sessoli, W. Wernsdorfer, A. Cornia, Redox-controlled Exchange Bias in a Supramolecular Chain of Fe4 Single-molecule Magnets, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 8777-8782.

 

  • L. Malavolti, V. Lanzilotto, S. Ninova, L. Poggini, I. Cimatti, B. Cortigiani, L. Margheriti, D. Chiappe, E. Otero, Ph. Sainctavit, F. Totti, A. Cornia, M. Mannini, R. Sessoli, Magnetic Bistability in a Submonolayer of Sublimated Fe4 Single-Molecule Magnets, Nano Lett. 2015, 15, 535-541.

 

  • C. Sorbi, A. Prandi, U. M. Battisti, S. Franchini, A. Cornia, J. Balzarini, L. S. Jeong, S. K. Lee, J. Song, L. Brasili, A New and Versatile Synthesis of 1,3-Dioxan-5-yl-Pyrimidine and Purine Nucleoside Analogues, SynLett 2015, 26, 625-630.

 

  • M. Misiorny, E. Burzurì, R. Gaudenzi, K. Park, M. Leijnse, M. R. Wegewijs, J. Paaske, A. Cornia, H. S. J. van der Zant, Probing Transverse Magnetic Anisotropy by Electronic Transport through a Single-Molecule Magnet, Phys. Rev. B 2015, 91, 035442/1-16.

 

  • A. Cornia, M. Mannini, Single-molecule Magnets on Surfaces, in Molecular Nanomagnets and Related Phenomena - Structure and Bonding Series (ed. S. Gao), vol. 164, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 293-330.

 

2014

 

  • A. Cornia, L. Rigamonti, S. Boccedi, R. Clerac, M. Rouzieres, L. Sorace, Magnetic Blocking in Extended Metal Atom Chains: a Pentachromium(II) Complex Behaving as a Single-molecule Magnet, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 15191-15194.

 

  • S. Ninova, V. Lanzilotto, L. Malavolti, L. Rigamonti, B. Cortigiani, M. Mannini, F. Totti, R. Sessoli, Valence Electronic Structure of Sublimated Fe4 Single-Molecule Magnets: an Experimental and Theoretical Characterization, J. Mater. Chem. C 2014, 2, 9599-9608.

 

  • I. Cimatti, S. Ninova, V. Lanzilotto, L. Malavolti, L. Rigamonti, B. Cortigiani, M. Mannini, E. Magnano, F. Bondino, F. Totti, A. Cornia, R. Sessoli, UHV Deposition and Characterization of a Mononuclear Iron(III) β-Diketonate Complex on Au(111), Beilstein J. Nanotechnol., 2014, 5, 2139-2148.
     

  • K. C. M. Westrup, M.-E. Boulon, P. Totaro, G. G. Nunes, D. F. Back, A. Barison, M. Jackson, C. Paulsen, D. Gatteschi, L. Sorace, A. Cornia, J. F. Soares, R. Sessoli, Adding Remnant Magnetization and Anisotropic Exchange to Propeller-like Single-molecule Magnets by Chemical Design, Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 13681-13691.

 

  • A. J. Clark, A. Cornia, F. Felluga, A. Gennaro, F. Ghelfi, A. A. Isse, M. C. Menziani, F. Muniz-Miranda, F. Roncaglia, D. Spinelli, Arylsulfonyl Groups: the Best Cyclization Auxiliaries for the Preparation of ATRC g-Lactams can be Acidolytically Removed, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 6734-6745.

 

  • A. Repolles, A. Cornia, F. Luis, Spin-lattice Relaxation via Quantum Tunneling in Diluted Crystals of Fe4 Single-Molecule Magnets, Phys. Rev. B 2014, 89, 054429.
     

  • E. Burzurì, Y. Yamamoto, M. Warnock, X. Zhong, K. Park, A. Cornia, H. S. J. van der Zant, Franck-Condon Blockade in a Single-molecule Transistor, Nano Lett. 2014, 14, 3191-3196.

 

  • U. M. Battisti, S. Corrado, C. Sorbi, A. Cornia, A. Tait, D Malfacini, M. C. Cerlesi, G. Calò, L. Brasili, Synthesis, Enantiomeric Separation and Docking Studies on Spiropiperidine Analogues as Ligands of Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Receptor, Med. Chem. Commun. 2014, 5, 973-983.
     

  • E. Tancini, M. Mannini, Ph. Sainctavit, E. Otero, R. Sessoli, A. Cornia, Probing Spin-spin Interactions in Surface-Supported Single Molecule Magnets, SOLEIL Highlights 2013 2014, 44-45.
     

  • L. Milli, M. Larocca, M. Tedesco, N. Castellucci, E. Ghibaudi, A. Cornia, M. Calvaresi, F. Zerbetto, C. Tomasini, a,e-Hybrid Foldamers with 1,2,3-Triazole Rings: Order versus Disorder, J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 5958-5969.
     

  • P. Totaro, A. Favre, L. Poggini, M. Mannini, Ph. Sainctavit, A. Cornia, A. Magnani, R. Sessoli, Tetrairon(III) Single-Molecule Magnet Monolayers on Gold: Insights from ToF-SIMS and Isotopic Labeling, Langmuir 2014, 30, 8645-8649.
     

  • L. Rigamonti, A. Cornia, A. Nava, M.-E. Boulon, M. Perfetti, A.-L. Barra, X. Zhong, K. Park, R. Sessoli, Mapping of Single-site Magnetic Anisotropy Tensors in Weakly Coupled Spin Clusters by Torque Magnetometry, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.  2014, 16, 17220-17230.

 

2013

 

  • P. Totaro, K. C. M. Westrup, M.-E. Boulon, G. G. Nunes, D. F. Back, A. Barison, S. Ciattini, M. Mannini, L. Sorace, J. F. Soares, A. Cornia, R. Sessoli, A New Approach to the Synthesis of Heteronuclear Propeller-like Single Molecule Magnets, Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 4416-4426 (Hot Article on Dalton Transactions Blog, 11 January 2013).

 

  • L. Rigamonti, M. Piccioli, L. Malavolti, L. Poggini, M. Mannini, F. Totti, B. Cortigiani, A. Magnani, R. Sessoli, A. Cornia, Enhanced Vapor-Phase Processing in Fluorinated Fe4 Single Molecule Magnets, Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 5897-5905.

 

  • L. Sorace, M.-E. Boulon, P. Totaro, A. Cornia, J. Fernandes-Soares, R.Sessoli, Origin and Spectroscopic Determination of Trigonal Anisotropy in a Heteronuclear Single-molecule Magnet, Phys. Rev. B 2013, 88, 104407/1-10.
     

  • E. Tancini, M. Mannini, Ph. Sainctavit, E. Otero, R. Sessoli, A. Cornia, On-Surface Magnetometry: The Evaluation of Superexchange Coupling Constants in Surface-wired Single-molecule Magnets, Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 16902-16905.

 

  • L. Rigamonti, S. Carlino, Y. Halibi, F. Demartin, C. Castellano, A. Ponti, R. Pievo, A. Pasini, Copper ID Coordination Polymers and Dimers: Role of the Carboxylate and the Ammonium Cation, Crystal Structures and Magnetic Studies, Polyhedron 2013, 53, 157-165.

 

2012

 

  • A. Cornia, F. Felluga, V. Frenna, F. Ghelfi, A. F. Parsons, M. Pattarozzi, F. Roncaglia, D. Spinelli, CuCl Catalyzed Radical Cyclisation of N-α-perchloroacyl-ketene-N,S-acetals: a New Way to Prepare Disubstituted Maleic Anhydrides, Tetrahedron 2012, 68, 5863-5881.
     

  • T. K. Prasad, G. Poneti, L. Sorace, M. J. Rodriguez-Douton, A.-L. Barra, P. Neugebauer, L. Costantino, R. Sessoli, A. Cornia, Magnetic and Optical Bistability in Tetrairon(III) Single Molecule Magnets Functionalized with Azobenzene Groups, Dalton Trans. 2012, 41, 8368-8378.
     

  • F. El Hallak, P. Neugebauer, A.-L. Barra, J. van Slageren, M. Dressel, A. Cornia, Torque-detected ESR of a Tetrairon(III) Single Molecule Magnet, J. Magn. Reson. 2012, 223, 55-60.
     

  • E. Burzurí, A. S. Zyazin, A. Cornia, H. S. J. van der Zant, Direct Observation of Magnetic Anisotropy in an Individual Fe4 Single-molecule Magnet, Phys. Rev. Lett. 2012, 109, 147203/1-5.

 

  • L. Rigamonti, A. Forni, R. Pievo, J. Reedijk, A. Pasini, Copper(II) Compounds with NNO Tridentate Schiff Base Ligands: Effect of Subtle Variations in Ligands on Complex Formation, Structures and Magnetic Properties, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2012, 387, 373-382.

 

  • L. Rigamonti, S. Carlino, C. Castellano, F. Demartin, A. Pasini, Hydrogen Bonding Network of 4-Amidiniumpyridine Acetate and of Pt(II)bis-(triphenylphoshine) Complexes with 4-Amidinepyridine, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 2012, 638, 2252-2256.

 

2011

 

  • M. J. Rodriguez-Douton, M. Mannini, L. Armelao, A.-L. Barra, E. Tancini, R. Sessoli, A. Cornia, One-step Covalent Grafting of Fe4 Single-Molecule Magnet Monolayers on Gold, Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 1467-1469.
     

  • A. S. Zyazin, H. S. J. van der Zant, M. R. Wegewijs, A. Cornia, High-spin and Magnetic Anisotropy Signatures in Three-Terminal Transport through a Single Molecule, Synthetic Met. 2011, 161, 591-597.
     

  • M. Mannini, E. Tancini, L. Sorace, P. Sainctavit, M.-A. Arrio, Y. Qian, E. Otero, D. Chiappe, L. Margheriti, J. C. Cezar, R. Sessoli, A. Cornia, The Spin Structure of Surface-Supported Single-Molecule Magnets from Isomorphous Replacement and X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism, Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 2911–2917 (included in Quantum Molecular Magnets Virtual Issue, ACS)
     

  • A. Cornia, M. Mannini, Ph. Sainctavit, R. Sessoli, Chemical Strategies and Characterization Tools for the Organization of Single Molecule Magnets on Surfaces, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2011, 40, 3076-3091.
     

  • M. J. Rodriguez-Douton, R. Sessoli, A. Cornia, A Novel Tripodal Ligand with Organosulfur Alligator Clips for Deposition of Tetrairon(III) Single Molecule Magnets on Gold, Polyhedron 2011, 30, 2960-2964.

 

  • L. Rigamonti, A. Forni, R. Pievo, J. Reedijk, A. Pasini, Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Magnetic Properties of Dinuclear Copper(II) Compounds with NNO Tridentate Schiff Base Ligands and Bridging Aliphatic Diamine and Aromatic Diimine Linkers, Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 3381-3394.

 

  • L. Rigamonti, M. Rusconi, A. Forni, A. Pasini, The Role of the Atomic Charges on the Ligands and Platinum(II) in Affecting the cis and trans Influences in [PtXL(PPh3)2+ Complexes (X=NO3, Cl, Br, I; L=4-Substituted Pyridines, Amines, PPh3). A 31P NMR and DFT Investigation, Dalton Trans. 2011, 40, 10162-10173.

 

2010

 

  • F. Pineider, M. Mannini, C. Danieli, L. Armelao, F. M. Piras, A. Magnani, A. Cornia, R. Sessoli, Deposition of Intact Tetrairon(III) Single Molecule Magnet Monolayers on Gold: an STM, XPS, and ToF-SIMS Investigation, J. Mater. Chem. 2010, 20, 187-194.
     

  • M. J. Rodriguez-Douton, A. Cornia, R. Sessoli, L. Sorace, A.-L. Barra, Introduction of Ester and Amido Functions in Tetrairon(III) Single-Molecule Magnets: Synthesis and Physical Characterization, Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 5851-5859.
     

  • E. Tancini, M. J. Rodriguez-Douton, L. Sorace, A.-L. Barra, R. Sessoli, A. Cornia, Slow Magnetic Relaxation from Hard-axis Metal Ions in Tetranuclear Single-Molecule Magnets, Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 10482-10493.
     

  • A. S. Zyazin, J. W.G. van den Berg, E. A. Osorio, H. S.J. van der Zant, N. P. Konstantinidis, M. Leijnse, M. R. Wegewijs, F. May, W. Hofstetter, C. Danieli, A. Cornia, Electric-Field Controlled Magnetic Anisotropy in a Single Molecule, Nano Lett. 2010, 10, 3307-3311.
     

  • R. Sessoli, M. Mannini, F. Pineider, A. Cornia, Ph. Sainctavit, XAS and XMCD of Single Molecule Magnets, in Magnetism and Synchrotron Radiation – New Trends, Eds. E. Beaurepaire, H. Bulou, F. Scheurer, J. P. Kappler; Springer Proceedings in Physics 133; Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg; 2010, 279-311.
     

  • D. Menozzi, E. Biavardi, C. Massera, F.-P. Schmidtchen, A. Cornia, E. Dalcanale, Thermodynamics of Host-guest Interactions between Methylpyridinium Salts and Phosphonate Cavitands, Supramol. Chem. 2010, 22, 768-775.
     

  • A. Motta, G. G. Condorelli, G. Pellegrino, A. Cornia, I. L. Fragalà, XPS, FTIR-ATR and AFM Structural Study of Silicon Grafted Triol Monolayers for Controlled Anchoring of Single Molecule Magnets, J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114, 20696-20701.
     

  • M. Mannini, F. Pineider, C. Danieli, F. Totti, L. Sorace, Ph. Sainctavit, M.-A. Arrio, E. Otero, L. Joly, J. C. Cezar, A. Cornia, R. Sessoli, Quantum Tunneling of the Magnetization in a Monolayer of Oriented Single Molecule Magnets, Nature 2010, 468, 417-421 (highlighted by Chemistry World 2010, December issue and Online News on Oct. 27, 2010).

 

  • L. Rigamonti, A. Forni, M. Manassero, C. Manassero, A. Pasini, Cooperation Between cis and trans Influences in cis-Pt(II)(PPh3)2 Complexes: Structural, Spectroscopic and Computational Studies, Inorg. Chem. 2010  49, 123-135.

 

  • L. Rigamonti, M. Rusconi, C. Manassero, M. Manassero, A. Pasini, Quantification of cis and trans Influences in [PtX(\(\(\(PPh3)3]+ Complexes. A 31P NMR Study, Inorg. Chim. Acta 2010, 363, 3498-3505.

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