Magnetic molecules on surfaces: Advances and challenges in molecular nanoscience

In the field of molecular magnetism, the design of devices with technological applications at the nanoscale --quantum computing, molecular spintronics, magnetic cooling, nanomedicine, high-density information storage, etc.-- requires those magnetic molecules that are placed on the surface to preserve their structure, functionality and properties. Now, an article analyses the most updated knowledge on the processes of deposition and organization of magnetic molecules on surfaces (nanostructuring), a determining process for the progress of technologies that involve a miniaturization of engines and a more efficient functioning in nanometric dimensions.