Stern-Gerlach molecular beam deflection studies of magnetic sandwich clusters

Stern-Gerlach studies of transition metal-benzene [M$_{n}$(bz)$_{m}$] and lanthanide-cyclooctatetarene [Ln$_{n}$(COT)$_{m}$] sandwich clusters and related sandwich compounds have identified several systems that are ferromagnetically ordered. Such ordered organometallic systems are promising candidates as building blocks for spintronic and information storage applications: their quasi-one-dimensional molecular structures introduce the spatial anisotropy required for magnetic bistability. Magnetic moment measurements of representative magnetically ordered M$_{n}$(bz)$_{m}$ (M=Sc and V) and Ln$_{n}$(COT)$_{m}$ (Ln=Eu, Tb, Ho) systems will be presented.