SMM	single-molecule magnet
ZFS	zero-field splitting
QTM	quantum tunneling of magnetization
TAQTM	thermally activated quantum tunneling of magnetization
ITO	irreducible tensor operators
CpiPr5	penta-iso-propylcyclopentadienyl
Cp*	pentamethylcyclopentadienyl
ac	acetate
st	stearate
bet	betaine
phn	diphenylphosphinate
sao	salicylaldoxime
acac	acetyloacetone
dpm	dipivaloylmethane
tacn	triazacyclononane
Br-mp	2-(bromomethyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol)
SOC	spin–orbit coupling
DC	direct current
AC	alternating current
EPR	electron paramagnetic resonance
AFM	atomic force microscopy
ESR	electron spin resonance
XPS	X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance
EDS	energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
SIM	single-ion magnet
SWCNT	single-walled carbon nanotube
MWCNT	multi-walled carbon nanotube
MOF	metal–organic framework
SQUID	superconducting quantum interference device
NP	nanoparticle
IR	infrared
HRTEM	high-resolution transmission electron microscopy
XANES	X-ray absorption near edge structure
HDA	hexadecylamine
mda	methyldiethanolamine
XMCD	X-ray magnetic circular dichroism
STM	scanning tunnelling microscopy
CVD	chemical vapor deposition
DFT	density functional theory
STS	scanning tunnelling spectroscopy
NEMS	nanoelectromechanical system
CNT	carbon nanotube
GMWCNT	graphitized multi-walled carbon nanotube
scCO2	supercritical CO2
DCE	dichloroethane
FET	field-effect transistor
POM	polyoxometalate
XAS	X-ray absorption spectroscopy
SAM	self-assembled monolayer
HOPG	highly-oriented pyrolytic graphite
NO	nitric oxide