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On the Spin Behaviour of Iron(II)–Dipyridyltriazine Complexes and Their Performance as Thermal and Photonic Spin Switches (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2/2010)
Author(s) -
Hain Sophie K.,
Heinemann Frank W.,
Gieb Klaus,
Müller Paul,
Hörner Gerald,
Grohmann Andreas
Publication year - 2010
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.201090000
Subject(s) - chemistry , photoexcitation , spin crossover , metastability , spin (aerodynamics) , ligand (biochemistry) , excitation , thermal , chemical physics , crystallography , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , physics , thermodynamics , biochemistry , receptor
The cover picture shows the crystal structure of an iron(II) complex with a tridentate triazine‐based ligand, one of three complexes whose thermal and photonic spin‐dynamics are discussed in the article by G. Hörner, A. Grohmann et al. on p. 221 ff. While there is a competition between spin crossover and ligand exchange upon thermal excitation in solution, the complexes switch cleanly between their stable low‐spin and metastable high‐spin forms upon photoexcitation. Artwork: Holger Neumann, Gentura.