  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.
