Volume 45, Issue 35 pp. 5786-5789
Communication

Multilayer Sequential Assembly of Thin Films That Display Room-Temperature Spin Crossover with Hysteresis

Saioa Cobo

Saioa Cobo

Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, UPR8241, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 205, route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse, France, Fax: (+33) 5-6155-3003 http://www.lcc-toulouse.fr

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Gábor Molnár Dr.

Gábor Molnár Dr.

Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, UPR8241, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 205, route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse, France, Fax: (+33) 5-6155-3003 http://www.lcc-toulouse.fr

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José Antonio Real Prof.

José Antonio Real Prof.

Instituto de Ciencia Molecular/Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Valencia, Edificio de Institutos de Paterna, P.O. Box 22085, 46071 Valencia, Spain

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Azzedine Bousseksou Dr.

Azzedine Bousseksou Dr.

Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, UPR8241, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 205, route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse, France, Fax: (+33) 5-6155-3003 http://www.lcc-toulouse.fr

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First published: 31 August 2006
Citations: 274

The authors are grateful to L. Rechignat (LCC-CNRS) and G. L. Agusti (ICMol) for experimental help. This work was supported by the Plateforme Technologique du LAAS CNRS (Toulouse, France). J.A.R. is grateful to the Spanish Ministerio de Educatión y Ciencia (MEC; CTQ 2004-03456/BQU).

Graphical Abstract

Assembly time: Thin films of [Fe(pyrazine){M(CN)4}] (M=Ni, Pd, or Pt) coordination polymers were assembled sequentially through coordinate bonding on gold surfaces (see scheme). These multilayers exhibit spin-crossover phenomena with hysteresis at room temperature.

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