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Zhang Y, Torres-Cavanillas R, Yan X, Zeng Y, Jiang M, Clemente-León M, Coronado E, Shi S. Spin crossover iron complexes with spin transition near room temperature based on nitrogen ligands containing aromatic rings: from molecular design to functional devices. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:8764-8789. [PMID: 39072682 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00688c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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During last decades, significant advances have been made in iron-based spin crossover (SCO) complexes, with a particular emphasis on achieving reversible and reproducible thermal hysteresis at room temperature (RT). This pursuit represents a pivotal goal within the field of molecular magnetism, aiming to create molecular devices capable of operating in ambient conditions. Here, we summarize the recent progress of iron complexes with spin transition near RT based on nitrogen ligands containing aromatic rings from molecular design to functional devices. Specifically, we discuss the various factors, including supramolecular interactions, crystal packing, guest molecules and pressure effects, that could influence its cooperativity and the spin transition temperature. Furthermore, the most recent advances in their implementation as mechanical actuators, switching/memories, sensors, and other devices, have been introduced as well. Finally, we give a perspective on current challenges and future directions in SCO community.
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- Yongjie Zhang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China.
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China.
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain.
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China.
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices (Ministry of Education), Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, China
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Torres-Cavanillas R, Gavara-Edo M, Coronado E. Bistable Spin-Crossover Nanoparticles for Molecular Electronics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2307718. [PMID: 37725707 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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The field of spin-crossover complexes is rapidly evolving from the study of the spin transition phenomenon to its exploitation in molecular electronics. Such spin transition is gradual in a single-molecule, while in bulk it can be abrupt, showing sometimes thermal hysteresis and thus a memory effect. A convenient way to keep this bistability while reducing the size of the spin-crossover material is to process it as nanoparticles (NPs). Here, the most recent advances in the chemical design of these NPs and their integration into electronic devices, paying particular attention to optimizing the switching ratio are reviewed. Then, integrating spin-crossover NPs over 2D materials is focused to improve the endurance, performance, and detection of the spin state in these hybrid devices.
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- Ramón Torres-Cavanillas
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Valencia, 46980, Spain
- Department of Materials, Oxford University, Oxford, OX2 6NN, UK
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Valencia, 46980, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universitat de València, Valencia, 46980, Spain
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Ltaief H, Mahroug A, Azaza YB, Nasri M, Graça MPF, Belhouchet M. New binuclear mercury complex: Synthesis, supramolecular structure, physico-chemical characterizations and antibacterial activity. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Nieto-Castro D, Garcés-Pineda FA, Moneo-Corcuera A, Pato-Doldan B, Gispert-Guirado F, Benet-Buchholz J, Galán-Mascarós JR. Effect of Mechanochemical Recrystallization on the Thermal Hysteresis of 1D Fe II-triazole Spin Crossover Polymers. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:7953-7959. [PMID: 32338886 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The thermal hysteresis in the cooperative spin crossover (SCO) polymer [Fe(trz)(Htrz)2]n[BF4]n (1) has been tuned by a simple ball milling grinding process. Mechanical treatment affects the size and morphology of the crystallite domains, as confirmed by multiple complementary techniques, including ESEM, DLS, and PXRD data. Upon milling, the regular cubic shape particles recrystallize with slightly different unit cell parameters and preferential orientation. This macroscopic change significantly modifies the thermally induced SCO behavior, studied by temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility, X-ray diffraction, and DSC analysis. Transition temperatures downshift, closer to room temperature, while hysteresis widens, when particle sizes are actually decreasing. We relate this counterintuitive observation to subtle modifications in the unit cell, offering new alternatives to tune and enhance SCO properties in this class of 1D-cooperative polymers.
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- David Nieto-Castro
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.,Departament de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, C/Marcel lí Domingo, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.,Departament de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, C/Marcel lí Domingo, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Univ. Rovira I Virgili, Scientific Resources Service, Av. Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans, 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.,ICREA, Passeig Llüis Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Torres-Cavanillas R, Lima-Moya L, Tichelaar FD, Zandbergen HW, Giménez-Marqués M, Coronado E. Downsizing of robust Fe-triazole@SiO 2 spin-crossover nanoparticles with ultrathin shells. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:15465-15469. [PMID: 31241090 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt02086a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A chemical protocol to design robust hybrid [Fe(Htrz)2(trz)](BF4)@SiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) with sizes as small as 28 nm and ultrathin silica shells below 3 nm has been developed. These NPs present a characteristic abrupt spin transition with a subsequent decrease in the width of the thermal hysteresis upon reducing the NP size.
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- R Torres-Cavanillas
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain.
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain.
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- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain.
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna, Spain.
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Senthil Kumar K, Ruben M. Emerging trends in spin crossover (SCO) based functional materials and devices. Coord Chem Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2017.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 503] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Syntheses and structural characterization of mercury (II) coordination polymers with neutral bidentate flexible pyrazole-based ligands. J Mol Struct 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2015.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Peng H, Molnár G, Salmon L, Bousseksou A. Spin-Crossover Nano- and Micrometric Rod-Shaped Particles Synthesized in Homogeneous Acid Media. Eur J Inorg Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201500486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Suleimanov I, Costa JS, Molnár G, Salmon L, Fritsky I, Bousseksou A. Effect of ligand substitution in [Fe(H-trz)2(trz)]BF4 spin crossover nanoparticles. FRENCH-UKRAINIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY 2015. [DOI: 10.17721/fujcv3i1p66-72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Spin crossover iron(II) 1,2,4-triazole-based coordination compounds in the form of nanoparticles were prepared using a reverse microemulsion technique. Ligand substitution approach was applied to decrease the spin crossover temperature towards room temperature in the well-known [Fe(Htrz)2(trz)]BF4 complex. The compositions of the particles were determined by elemental analysis and thermogravimetry. The morphology was monitored by transition electron microscopy (TEM). The effect associated with the ligand substitution was investigated by optical and magnetic measurements. Transition temperature has been reduced by 33 K comparing the unsubstituted sample to that with 5 % substitution.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, CNRS & Université de Toulouse
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, CNRS & Université de Toulouse
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Suleimanov I, Kraieva O, Molnár G, Salmon L, Bousseksou A. Enhanced luminescence stability with a Tb–spin crossover nanocomposite for spin state monitoring. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:15098-101. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc06426k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tb–spin crossover nanocomposite possessing high photoluminescence stability is shown to be very efficient for spin state monitoring via a reabsorption mechanism.
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- I. Suleimanov
- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
- CNRS & Université de Toulouse (INPT, UPS)
- Toulouse
- France
- Department of Chemistry
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
- CNRS & Université de Toulouse (INPT, UPS)
- Toulouse
- France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
- CNRS & Université de Toulouse (INPT, UPS)
- Toulouse
- France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
- CNRS & Université de Toulouse (INPT, UPS)
- Toulouse
- France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
- CNRS & Université de Toulouse (INPT, UPS)
- Toulouse
- France
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Syntheses and structural characterization of iron(II) coordination polymers with flexible 1,4-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene ligand. Inorganica Chim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2013.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tokarev A, Long J, Guari Y, Larionova J, Quignard F, Agulhon P, Robitzer M, Molnár G, Salmon L, Bousseksou A. Spin crossover polysaccharide nanocomposites. NEW J CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3nj00534h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Shepherd HJ, Molnár G, Nicolazzi W, Salmon L, Bousseksou A. Spin Crossover at the Nanometre Scale. Eur J Inorg Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201201205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Gural'skiy IA, Quintero CM, Molnár G, Fritsky IO, Salmon L, Bousseksou A. Synthesis of Spin-Crossover Nano- and Micro-objects in Homogeneous Media. Chemistry 2012; 18:9946-54. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201201063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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