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  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry
  • Magnetism

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  • Traditional inorganic solids have dominated permanent magnet technology for decades.
  • Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) present a versatile platform for developing designer magnets.
  • MOFs offer tunable structures and properties through a vast chemical space.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review structurally characterized metal-organic frameworks exhibiting magnetic order.
  • To survey advances in metal-organic magnet research.
  • To explore strategies for increasing ordering temperatures in MOF magnets.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of structurally characterized metal-organic frameworks with magnetic order.
  • Analysis of MOFs based on diamagnetic and radical organic linkers.
  • Discussion of early milestones and key advances in the field.

Main Results:

  • Metal-organic frameworks provide advantages over inorganic solids for magnet development.
  • MOFs enable predesigned, tunable structures with controllable magnetic properties.
  • Challenges remain in achieving high ordering temperatures due to weak magnetic coupling.

Conclusions:

  • Metal-organic frameworks are a promising platform for next-generation designer magnets.
  • Continued research is needed to overcome challenges and enhance magnetic ordering temperatures.
  • Strategies for structural integrity and additional functionality are crucial for future MOF magnets.