معرفی
Prof. Dr. Mihail Atanasov is a Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research since 2018. His work focuses on ab initio quantum chemical methods for studying magnetic and spectroscopic properties of transition metal and lanthanide/actinide complexes.
- Current Research Group: Molecular Magnetism
- Key Areas: Magnetic Anisotropy, Spin–Phonon Coupling, Ligand Field Theory, Electronic Structure Analysis
- Contact: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
His research aims to enhance magnetic anisotropy and decouple spin centers for applications in molecule-based magnetic storage media. Collaborations with synthetic and spectroscopic groups drive predictive modeling of open-shell systems.
Recent publications highlight advancements in transition-metal ion modeling, single-ion magnet design, and spin–phonon coupling analysis. The work spans theoretical and experimental approaches to molecular magnetism, with a focus on computational chemistry.
Key trends in his publications include
- Ab initio ligand field theory
- Magnetic relaxation mechanisms
- Jahn-Teller and pseudo-Jahn-Teller effects
- Design of high-anisotropy molecular systems
- Spin–orbit coupling analysis
- Multireference correlation methods
Research team includes Dr. Shashank Vittal Rao (Postdoc) and collaborations with leading synthetic and spectroscopic labs. Current projects explore molecular engineering for magnetic storage applications.
