Photoconduction in [Fe(Htrz)2(trz)](BF4)·H2O nanocrystals

• DOI: 10.1039/c1cc11441g
• Publication Date: 2011-05-11T12:00:19Z
• Authors: Celine Etrillard; Vina Faramarzi; Jean-Francois Dayen; Jean-Francois Letard; Bernard Doudin
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 7. Clean energy; 0104 chemical sciences

Sub-micron-sized [Fe(Htrz)(2)(trz)](BF(4))·H(2)O nanoparticles that exhibit a spin crossover transition are positioned between Au electrodes with sub-100 nm separation. After voltage poling, samples exhibit unexpected large conductivity, with photoconductance and photovoltaic behavior.