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A Bistable Microelectromechanical System Actuated by Spin‐Crossover Molecules
Author(s) -
ManriqueJuarez Maria D.,
Mathieu Fabrice,
Shalabaeva Victoria,
Cacheux Jean,
Rat Sylvain,
Nicu Liviu,
Leïchlé Thierry,
Salmon Lionel,
Molnár Gábor,
Bousseksou Azzedine
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201702739
Subject(s) - bistability , spin crossover , piezoresistive effect , cantilever , molecule , spin states , spin (aerodynamics) , materials science , ion , silicon , drop (telecommunication) , condensed matter physics , chemistry , optoelectronics , crystallography , physics , composite material , electrical engineering , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , engineering
We report on a bistable MEMS device actuated by spin‐crossover molecules. The device consists of a freestanding silicon microcantilever with an integrated piezoresistive detection system, which was coated with a 140 nm thick film of the [Fe(HB(tz) 3 ) 2 ] (tz=1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐yl) molecular spin‐crossover complex. Switching from the low‐spin to the high‐spin state of the ferrous ions at 338 K led to a reversible upward bending of the cantilever in agreement with the change in the lattice parameters of the complex. The strong mechanical coupling was also evidenced by the decrease of approximately 66 Hz in the resonance frequency in the high‐spin state as well as by the drop in the quality factor around the spin transition.