Tunable cooperativity in a spin-crossover Hoffman-like metal–organic framework material by aromatic guests

• DOI: 10.1039/c5tc00432b
• Publication Date: 2015-04-15T08:34:38Z
• Authors: Jin-Yan Li; Chun-Ting He; Yan-Cong Chen; Ze-Min Zhang; Wei Liu; Zhao-Ping Ni; Ming-Liang Tong
• Keywords: Cooperativity; Thermal hysteresis; Spin Crossover; Hysteresis

The spin-crossover cooperativity of a Hoffman-like metal–organic framework is dramatically modulated by introducing different aromatic guest molecules (benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, and ferrocene) with the thermal hysteresis width ranging from 0 K to 73 K.