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Switching of Molecular Spin States in Inorganic Complexes by Temperature, Pressure, Magnetic Field and Light: Towards Molecular Devices
Author(s) -
Bousseksou Azzedine,
Molnár Gábor,
Matouzenko Galina
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200400571
Subject(s) - spin crossover , bistability , molecular magnets , molecular switch , spin (aerodynamics) , chemical physics , condensed matter physics , field (mathematics) , spin states , molecule , magnetic field , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , optoelectronics , physics , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics , magnetization , organic chemistry , mathematics , pure mathematics
The spin crossover phenomenon in molecular inorganic compounds is one of the most spectacular examples of bistability phenomena leading to a switching between the high‐spin and the low‐spin states of the molecule by several means such as temperature, pressure, light and magnetic field (multi‐property molecular switching). In the present microreview we report our most important findings, both experimental results and theoretical approaches, and discuss possible technological applications for each switching method as well as the recent synthesis of new spin crossover molecular materials. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2004)