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Laser‐Induced Artificial Defects (LIADs): Towards the Control of the Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Spin Transition Materials (Adv. Mater. 18/2012)
Author(s) -
Bedoui Salma,
Lopes Manuel,
Zheng Sipeng,
Bonnet Sylvestre,
Molnár Gábor,
Bousseksou Azzedine
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201290103
Subject(s) - materials science , phase transition , spin crossover , laser , snapshot (computer storage) , condensed matter physics , spin transition , crystal (programming language) , chemical physics , nanotechnology , optics , physics , computer science , operating system , programming language
The image shows a snapshot of the propagation of the phase boundary during the spin transition in a single crystal of a ferrous spin‐crossover complex. A micrometric surface‐relief defect was laser‐ablated in the middle of the crystal by G. Molnár, A. Bousseksou, and coworkers, in order to manipulate the spatiotemporal dynamics of the spin transition. This type of ‘domain engineering’ opens up novel perspectives for the investigation of phase transitions and also for their technological applications, as described on page 2475 .