Films of Mn12-acetate deposited by low-energy laser ablation
  Thin films of the molecular magnet Mn12-acetate, [Mn12 O12(CH3COO)16 (H2O)4] 2CH3COOH 4H2O, have been prepared using a laser ablation technique with a nitrogen laser at low laser energies of 0.8 and 2 mJ. Chemical and magnetic characterizations show that the Mn12-acetate cores remain intact and the films show similar magnetic properties to those of the parent molecular starting material. In addition, the magnetic data exhibit a peak in the magnetization at 27 K indicating the creation of an additional magnetic phase not noted in previous studies of crystalline phases. 
J. Means (1), V. Meenakshi (1), R.V.A. Srivastava (1), W. Teizer (1),   Al.A. Kolomenskii (1), H.A. Schuessler (1), H. Zhao ...