Kagomé lattices are the most geometrically frustrated magnetic systems. But their magnetic properties remain poorly characterized because they are difficult to synthesize. A new versatile synthetic route to Kagomé lattices yields a spin-frustrated material from paramagnetic building blocks.
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Atwood, J. A molecular toolkit for magnetism. Nature Mater 1, 91–92 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat740
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