Engineering On‐Surface Spin Crossover: Spin‐State Switching in a Self‐Assembled Film of Vacuum‐Sublimable Functional Molecule
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Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
FOS: Physical sciences
600
Physics - Applied Physics
Applied Physics (physics.app-ph)
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[SPI.MAT] Engineering Sciences [physics]/Materials
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Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
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0210 nano-technology
DOI:
10.1002/adma.201705416
Publication Date:
2018-01-22T15:48:05Z
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ABSTRACT
AbstractThe realization of spin‐crossover (SCO)‐based applications requires study of the spin‐state switching characteristics of SCO complex molecules within nanostructured environments, especially on surfaces. Except for a very few cases, the SCO of a surface‐bound thin molecular film is either quenched or heavily altered due to: (i) molecule–surface interactions and (ii) differing intermolecular interactions in films relative to the bulk. By fabricating SCO complexes on a weakly interacting surface, the interfacial quenching problem is tackled. However, engineering intermolecular interactions in thin SCO active films is rather difficult. Here, a molecular self‐assembly strategy is proposed to fabricate thin spin‐switchable surface‐bound films with programmable intermolecular interactions. Molecular engineering of the parent complex system [Fe(H2B(pz)2)2(bpy)] (pz = pyrazole, bpy = 2,2′‐bipyridine) with a dodecyl (C12) alkyl chain yields a classical amphiphile‐like functional and vacuum‐sublimable charge‐neutral FeII complex, [Fe(H2B(pz)2)2(C12‐bpy)] (C12‐bpy = dodecyl[2,2′‐bipyridine]‐5‐carboxylate). Both the bulk powder and 10 nm thin films sublimed onto either quartz glass or SiOx surfaces of the complex show comparable spin‐state switching characteristics mediated by similar lamellar bilayer like self‐assembly/molecular interactions. This unprecedented observation augurs well for the development of SCO‐based applications, especially in molecular spintronics.
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