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Dante Gatteschi

Dante Gatteschi

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Chemistry
Italy
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
121
Citations
73325
World Ranking
467
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2007 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2004 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Chemistry
  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Dante Gatteschi is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and specializes in the field of Materials Science. Their research primarily focuses on Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

Among recent publications by Dante Gatteschi are:

  • "Multifunctional "Dy(hfa)3•glyme" adducts: Synthesis and magnetic/luminescent behaviour" (2022) published in Inorganica Chimica Acta
  • "CCDC 123414: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination" (2023) published in The Cambridge Structural Database
  • "CCDC 123415: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination" (2023) published in The Cambridge Structural Database

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Achim Müller
  • Erich Krickemeyer
  • Hartmut Bögge
  • J. Meyer
  • J. Westphal

Dante Gatteschi regularly publishes in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database and Inorganica Chimica Acta.

Notable recognitions for this scientist include:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (2007)
  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften (2004), specifically in Chemistry
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1995)

Best Publications

  • Magnetic bistability in a metal-ion cluster

    R. Sessoli;D. Gatteschi;D. Gatteschi;A. Caneschi;M. A. Novak

  • Quantum Tunneling of Magnetization and Related Phenomena in Molecular Materials

    Dante Gatteschi;Roberta Sessoli

  • High-spin molecules: [Mn12O12(O2CR)16(H2O)4]

    Roberta Sessoli;Hui Lien Tsai;Ann R. Schake;Sheyi Wang

  • Macroscopic quantum tunnelling of magnetization in a single crystal of nanomagnets

    L. Thomas;F. Lionti;R. Ballou;D. Gatteschi

  • Magnetism of lanthanides in molecular materials with transition-metal ions and organic radicals.

    Cristiano Benelli;Dante Gatteschi

  • Polyoxometalates: Very large clusters - Nanoscale magnets

    Achim Müller;Frank Peters;Michael T. Pope;Dante Gatteschi

  • Single-Molecule Magnets

    George Christou;Dante Gatteschi;David N. Hendrickson;Roberta Sessoli

  • Cobalt(II)‐Nitronyl Nitroxide Chains as Molecular Magnetic Nanowires

    Andrea Caneschi;Dante Gatteschi;Nikolia Lalioti;Claudio Sangregorio

  • Magnetic memory of a single-molecule quantum magnet wired to a gold surface.

    Matteo Mannini;Francesco Pineider;Philippe Sainctavit;Chiara Danieli

  • Alternating current susceptibility, high field magnetization, and millimeter band EPR evidence for a ground S = 10 state in [Mn12O12(Ch3COO)16(H2O)4].2CH3COOH.4H2O

    Andrea Caneschi;Dante Gatteschi;Roberta Sessoli;Anne Laure Barra

  • Lanthanides in molecular magnetism: old tools in a new field

    Lorenzo Sorace;Cristiano Benelli;Dante Gatteschi

  • Toward molecular magnets: The metal-radical approach

    Andrea Caneschi;Dante Gatteschi;Roberta Sessoli;Paul Rey

  • Large clusters of metal ions: The transition from molecular to bulk magnets

    Dante Gatteschi;Andrea Caneschi;Luca Pardi;Roberta Sessoli

  • QUANTUM TUNNELING OF THE MAGNETIZATION IN AN IRON CLUSTER NANOMAGNET

    C. Sangregorio;C. Sangregorio;T. Ohm;C. Paulsen;R. Sessoli

  • Cobalt(II)-Nitronyl Nitroxide Chains as Molecular Magnetic Nanowires The financial support of Italian MURST and CNR and of Brazilian CNPq and FUJB is acknowledged. The support from the European Community through the TMR program 3MD (contract no ERB4061PL97-0197) is also acknowledged.

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  • Crystal and molecular structure of and magnetic coupling in two complexes containing gadolinium(III) and copper(II) ions

    A. Bencini;C. Benelli;A. Caneschi;Richard L. Carlin

  • The chemistry and magnetic properties of metal nitronyl nitroxide complexes

    A. Caneschi;D. Gatteschi;P. Rey

  • Molecular Magnetism: A basis for new materials

    Dante Gatteschi

  • A Family of Rare-Earth-Based Single Chain Magnets: Playing with Anisotropy

    Kevin Bernot;Lapo Bogani;Andrea Caneschi;Dante Gatteschi

  • Magnetic molecular materials

    Dante Gatteschi

  • Superparamagnetic-like behavior in an octanuclear iron cluster

    A.-L. Barra;P. Debrunner;D. Gatteschi;Ch. E. Schulz

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberta Sessoli
Roberta Sessoli University of Florence
Andrea Caneschi
Andrea Caneschi University of Florence
Cristiano Benelli
Cristiano Benelli University of Florence
Alessandro Bencini
Alessandro Bencini University of Florence
Andrea Cornia
Andrea Cornia University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Claudio Sangregorio
Claudio Sangregorio National Research Council (CNR)
Lorenzo Sorace
Lorenzo Sorace University of Florence
Paul Rey
Paul Rey CEA Grenoble
Ivano Bertini
Ivano Bertini University of Florence
Lucia Banci
Lucia Banci University of Florence

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