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A nanoscale molecular switch triggered by thermal, light, and guest perturbation

  • Martin B. Duriska
  • , Suzanne M. Neville
  • , Boujemaa Moubaraki
  • , John D. Cashion
  • , Gregory J. Haider
  • , Karena W. Chapman
  • , Cherif Balde
  • , Jean Frangois Letard
  • , Keith S. Murray
  • , Cameron J. Kepert
  • , Stuart R. Batten
  • Monash University
  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux
  • The University of Sydney

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Abstract

Bottoms up! A discrete metallo-supramolecular nanoball (see picture), synthesized by using "bottom-up" methodologies, uniquely undergoes a solvent-sensitive, physically addressable electronic spin switching. The switching occurs by thermal, light, or solvent perturbation, where importantly it can be switched "on" or "off" by green or red laser irradiation, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2549-2552
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume48
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 23 2009

Keywords

  • Host-guest systems
  • Magnetic properties
  • Nanostructures
  • Spin crossover
  • Supramolecular chemistry

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