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Halcrow MA, Vasili HB, Pask CM, Kulak AN, Cespedes O. Activating a high-spin iron(II) complex to thermal spin-crossover with an inert non-isomorphous molecular dopant. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:6983-6992. [PMID: 38563124 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00443d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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[Fe(bpp)2][ClO4]2 (bpp = 2,6-bis{pyrazol-1-yl}pyridine; monoclinic, C2/c) is high-spin between 5-300 K, and crystallises with a highly distorted molecular geometry that lies along the octahedral-trigonal prismatic distortion pathway. In contrast, [Ni(bpp)2][ClO4]2 (monoclinic, P21) adopts a more regular, near-octahedral coordination geometry. Gas phase DFT minimisations (ω-B97X-D/6-311G**) of [M(bpp)2]2+ complexes show the energy penalty associated with that coordination geometry distortion runs as M2+ = Fe2+ (HS) ≈ Mn2+ (HS) < Zn2+ ≈ Co2+ (HS) ≲ Cu2+ ≪ Ni2+ ≪ Ru2+ (LS; HS = high-spin, LS = low-spin). Slowly crystallised solid solutions [FexNi1-x(bpp)2][ClO4]2 with x = 0.53 (1a) and 0.74 (2a) adopt the P21 lattice, while x = 0.87 (3a) and 0.94 (4a) are mixed-phase materials with the high-spin C2/c phase as the major component. These materials exhibit thermal spin-transitions at T½ = 250 ± 1 K which occurs gradually in 1a, and abruptly and with narrow thermal hysteresis in 2a-4a. The transition proceeds to 100% completeness in 1a and 2a; that is, the 26% Ni doping in 2a is enough to convert high-spin [Fe(bpp)2][ClO4]2 into a cooperative, fully SCO-active material. These results were confirmed crystallographically for 1a and 2a, which revealed similarities and differences between these materials and the previously published [FexNi1-x(bpp)2][BF4]2 series. Rapidly precipitated powders with the same compositions (1b-4b) mostly resemble 1a-4a, except that 2b is a mixed-phase material; 2b-4b also contain a fraction of amorphous solid in addition to the two crystal phases. The largest iron fraction that can be accommodated by the P21 phase in this system is 0.7 ± 0.1.
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- Malcolm A Halcrow
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, W. H. Bragg Building, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, W. H. Bragg Building, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Montenegro-Pohlhammer N, Cárdenas-Jirón G, Calzado CJ. Voltage-induced modulation of the magnetic exchange in binuclear Fe(III) complex deposited on Au(111) surface. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:6264-6274. [PMID: 38506048 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00580e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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We present a complete computational study devoted to the deposition of a magnetic binuclear complex on a metallic surface, aimed to obtain insight into the interaction of magnetically coupled complexes with their supporting substrates, as well as their response to external electrical stimuli applied through a surface-molecule-STM molecular junction-like architecture. Our results not only show that the deposition is favorable in two of the four studied orientations, but also, that the magnetic coupling is only slightly perturbed once the complex is adsorbed. We observe that the effects of the applied bias voltage on the magnetic coupling strongly depend on the molecule orientation with respect to the surface and the voltage polarity. Further analysis shows that this behavior is attributable to the stabilization/destabilization of the d-type singly occupied orbitals of the iron centers, reinforced by the strong local electric fields and induced charge densities only present in certain orientations of the deposited molecule and applied voltage polarity.
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- Nicolás Montenegro-Pohlhammer
- Escuela de Ingeniería Civil, Facultad de Ingeniería, Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Santiago, Chile.
- Universidad Bernardo OHiggins, Centro Integrativo de Biología y Química Aplicada (CIBQA), General Gana 1702, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago de Chile (USACH), Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Física. Universidad de Sevilla, c/Prof. García González, s/n 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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Yang C, Yang C, Guo Y, Feng J, Guo X. Graphene-molecule-graphene single-molecule junctions to detect electronic reactions at the molecular scale. Nat Protoc 2023:10.1038/s41596-023-00822-x. [PMID: 37045993 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-023-00822-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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The ability to measure the behavior of a single molecule during a reaction implies the detection of inherent dynamic and static disordered states, which may not be represented when measuring ensemble averages. Here, we describe the building of devices with graphene-molecule-graphene single-molecule junctions integrated into an electrical circuit. These devices are simple to build and are stable, showing tolerance to mechanical changes, solution environment and voltage stimulation. The design of a conductive channel based on a single molecule enables single-molecule detection and is sensitive to variations in physical properties and chemical structures of the detected molecules. The on-chip setup of single-molecule junctions further offers complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) compatibility, enabling logic functions in circuit elements, as well as deciphering of reaction intermediates. We detail the experimental procedure to prepare graphene transistor arrays as a basis for single-molecule junctions and the preparation of nanogapped carboxyl-terminal graphene electrodes by using electron-beam lithography and oxygen plasma etching. We describe the basic design of a molecular bridge with desired functions and terminals to form covalent bonds with electrode arrays, via a chemical reaction, to construct stably integrated single-molecule devices with a yield of 30-50% per chip. The immobilization of the single molecules is then characterized by using inelastic electron tunneling spectra, single-molecule imaging and fluorescent spectra. The whole protocol can be implemented within 2 weeks and requires users trained in using ultra-clean laboratory facilities and the aforementioned instrumentation.
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- Chen Yang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, National Biomedical Imaging Centre, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, National Biomedical Imaging Centre, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, National Biomedical Imaging Centre, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, National Biomedical Imaging Centre, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, National Biomedical Imaging Centre, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
- Centre of Single-Molecule Sciences, Institute of Modern Optics, Frontiers Science Centre for New Organic Matter, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, People's Republic of China.
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Montenegro-Pohlhammer N, Kuppusamy SK, Cárdenas-Jirón G, Calzado CJ, Ruben M. Computational demonstration of isomer- and spin-state-dependent charge transport in molecular junctions composed of charge-neutral iron(II) spin-crossover complexes. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:1229-1240. [PMID: 36606462 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02598a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Chemistry offers a multitude of opportunities towards harnessing functional molecular materials with application propensity. One emerging area of interest is molecular spintronics, in which charge and spin degrees of freedom have been used to achieve power-efficient device architectures. Herein, we show that, with the aid of state-of-the-art quantum chemical calculations on designer molecular junctions, the conductance and spin filtering capabilities are molecular structure-dependent. As inferred from the calculations, structural control over the transport can be achieved by changing the position of the thiomethyl (SMe) anchoring groups for Au(111) electrodes in a set of isomeric 2,2'-bipyridine-based metal coordinating ligand entities L1 and L2. The computational studies on heteroleptic iron(II) coordination complexes (1 and 2) composed of L1 and L2 reveal that switching the spin-state of the iron(II) centers, from the low-spin (LS) to high-spin (HS) state, by means of an external electric field stimulus, could, in theory, be performed. Such switching, known as spin-crossover (SCO), renders charge transport through single-molecule junctions of 1 and 2 spin-state-dependent, and the HS junctions are more conductive than the LS junctions for both complexes. Additionally, the LS and HS junctions based on complex 1 are more conductive than those featuring complex 2. Moreover, it is predicted that the spin filtering efficiency (SFE) of the HS junctions strongly depends on the bridging complex geometry, with 1 showing a voltage-dependent SFE, whereas 2 exhibits an SFE of practically 100% over all the studied voltage range. To be pragmatic towards applications, the ligands L1 and L2 and complex 1 have been successfully synthesized, and the spin-state switching propensity of 1 in the bulk state has been elucidated. The results shown in this study might lead to the synthesis and characterization of isomeric SCO complexes with tuneable spin-state switching and charge transport properties.
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- Nicolás Montenegro-Pohlhammer
- Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago de Chile (USACH), 9170022, Santiago, Chile.
- Departamento de Química Física. Universidad de Sevilla, c/Profesor García González, s/n., 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Institute of Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago de Chile (USACH), 9170022, Santiago, Chile.
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- Departamento de Química Física. Universidad de Sevilla, c/Profesor García González, s/n., 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Institute of Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Centre Européen de Sciences Quantiques (CESQ), Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaire (ISIS), Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Review of Fe-based spin crossover metal complexes in multiscale device architectures. Inorganica Chim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2022.121168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kuppusamy SK, Mizuno A, García-Fuente A, van der Poel S, Heinrich B, Ferrer J, van der Zant HSJ, Ruben M. Spin-Crossover in Supramolecular Iron(II)-2,6-bis(1 H-Pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine Complexes: Toward Spin-State Switchable Single-Molecule Junctions. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:13654-13666. [PMID: 35559184 PMCID: PMC9088905 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Spin-crossover (SCO) active iron(II) complexes are an integral class of switchable and bistable molecular materials. Spin-state switching properties of the SCO complexes have been studied in the bulk and single-molecule levels to progress toward fabricating molecule-based switching and memory elements. Supramolecular SCO complexes featuring anchoring groups for metallic electrodes, for example, gold (Au), are ideal candidates to study spin-state switching at the single-molecule level. In this study, we report on the spin-state switching characteristics of supramolecular iron(II) complexes 1 and 2 composed of functional 4-([2,2'-bithiophen]-5-ylethynyl)-2,6-di(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine (L1) and 4-(2-(5-(5-hexylthiophen-2-yl)thiophen-2-yl)ethynyl)-2,6-di(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine (L2) ligands, respectively. Density functional theory (DFT) studies revealed stretching-induced spin-state switching in a molecular junction composed of complex 1, taken as a representative example, and gold electrodes. Single-molecule conductance traces revealed the unfavorable orientation of the complexes in the junctions to demonstrate the spin-state dependence of the conductance.
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- Senthil Kumar Kuppusamy
- Institute
for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Departamento
de Física, Universidad de Oviedo, ES-33007 Oviedo, Spain
- Centro
de Investigación en Nanotecnología y Nanomateriales
(CINN, CSIC), El Entrego ES-33940, Spain
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- Kavli
Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
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- Institut
de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), CNRS-Université de Strasbourg,
23, rue du Loess, BP 43, 67034 cedex
2 Strasbourg, France
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- Departamento
de Física, Universidad de Oviedo, ES-33007 Oviedo, Spain
- Centro
de Investigación en Nanotecnología y Nanomateriales
(CINN, CSIC), El Entrego ES-33940, Spain
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- Kavli
Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
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- Institute
for Quantum Materials and Technologies (IQMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Institute
of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Université
de Strasbourg (Unistra), Institute de Science et d′Ingénierie
Supramoléculaire (ISIS), Centre Européen de Science
Quantique (CESQ), 8,
Allée Gaspard Monge, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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Xie X, Li P, Xu Y, Zhou L, Yan Y, Xie L, Jia C, Guo X. Single-Molecule Junction: A Reliable Platform for Monitoring Molecular Physical and Chemical Processes. ACS NANO 2022; 16:3476-3505. [PMID: 35179354 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c11433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Monitoring and manipulating the physical and chemical behavior of single molecules is an important development direction of molecular electronics that aids in understanding the molecular world at the single-molecule level. The electrical detection platform based on single-molecule junctions can monitor physical and chemical processes at the single-molecule level with a high temporal resolution, stability, and signal-to-noise ratio. Recently, the combination of single-molecule junctions with different multimodal control systems has been widely used to explore significant physical and chemical phenomena because of its powerful monitoring and control capabilities. In this review, we focus on the applications of single-molecule junctions in monitoring molecular physical and chemical processes. The methods developed for characterizing single-molecule charge transfer and spin characteristics as well as revealing the corresponding intrinsic mechanisms are introduced. Dynamic detection and regulation of single-molecule conformational isomerization, intermolecular interactions, and chemical reactions are also discussed in detail. In addition to these dynamic investigations, this review discusses the open challenges of single-molecule detection in the fields of physics and chemistry and proposes some potential applications in this field.
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- Xinmiao Xie
- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Center of Single-Molecule Sciences, Institute of Modern Optics, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Center of Single-Molecule Sciences, Institute of Modern Optics, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Center of Single-Molecule Sciences, Institute of Modern Optics, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, PR China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Center for Molecular Systems and Organic Devices (CMSOD), Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, PR China
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- Center of Single-Molecule Sciences, Institute of Modern Optics, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, PR China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, National Biomedical Imaging Center, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, 292 Chengfu Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100871, PR China
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- Center of Single-Molecule Sciences, Institute of Modern Optics, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, PR China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, National Biomedical Imaging Center, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, 292 Chengfu Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100871, PR China
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Kleinherbers E, Stegmann P, Kurzmann A, Geller M, Lorke A, König J. Pushing the Limits in Real-Time Measurements of Quantum Dynamics. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 128:087701. [PMID: 35275653 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.087701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Time-resolved studies of quantum systems are the key to understanding quantum dynamics at its core. The real-time measurement of individual quantum numbers as they switch between certain discrete values, well known as a "random telegraph signal," is expected to yield maximal physical insight. However, the signal suffers from both systematic errors, such as a limited time resolution and noise from the measurement apparatus, as well as statistical errors due to a limited amount of data. Here we demonstrate that an evaluation scheme based on factorial cumulants can reduce the influence of such errors by orders of magnitude. The error resilience is supported by a general theory for the detection errors as well as experimental data of single-electron tunneling through a self-assembled quantum dot. Thus, factorial cumulants push the limits in the analysis of random telegraph data, which represent a wide class of experiments in physics, chemistry, engineering, and life sciences.
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- E Kleinherbers
- Faculty of Physics and CENIDE, University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- 2nd Institute of Physics, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and CENIDE, University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and CENIDE, University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and CENIDE, University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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Moreno-Da Silva S, Martínez JI, Develioglu A, Nieto-Ortega B, de Juan-Fernández L, Ruiz-Gonzalez L, Picón A, Oberli S, Alonso PJ, Moonshiram D, Pérez EM, Burzurí E. Magnetic, Mechanically Interlocked Porphyrin-Carbon Nanotubes for Quantum Computation and Spintronics. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:21286-21293. [PMID: 34825564 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Atomic-scale reproducibility and tunability endorse magnetic molecules as candidates for spin qubits and spintronics. A major challenge is to implant those molecular spins into circuit geometries that may allow one, two, or a few spins to be addressed in a controlled way. Here, the formation of mechanically bonded, magnetic porphyrin dimeric rings around carbon nanotubes (mMINTs) is presented. The mechanical bond places the porphyrin magnetic cores in close contact with the carbon nanotube without disturbing their structures. A combination of spectroscopic techniques shows that the magnetic geometry of the dimers is preserved upon formation of the macrocycle and the mMINT. Moreover, the metallic core selection determines the spin location in the mMINT. The suitability of mMINTs as qubits is explored by measuring their quantum coherence times (Tm). Formation of the dimeric ring preserves the Tm found in the monomer, which remains in the μs scale for mMINTs. The carbon nanotube is used as vessel to place the molecules in complex circuits. This strategy can be extended to other families of magnetic molecules. The size and composition of the macrocycle can be tailored to modulate magnetic interactions between the cores and to introduce magnetic asymmetries (heterometallic dimers) for more complex molecule-based qubits.
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), Universidad de Zaragoza and CSIC, C/Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- IMDEA Nanociencia, Campus de Cantoblanco, Calle Faraday 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Nanociencia, Campus de Cantoblanco, Calle Faraday 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), Universidad de Zaragoza and CSIC, C/Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- IMDEA Nanociencia, Campus de Cantoblanco, Calle Faraday 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Nanociencia, Campus de Cantoblanco, Calle Faraday 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Nanociencia, Campus de Cantoblanco, Calle Faraday 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain.,Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Zhao Y, Gobbi M, Hueso LE, Samorì P. Molecular Approach to Engineer Two-Dimensional Devices for CMOS and beyond-CMOS Applications. Chem Rev 2021; 122:50-131. [PMID: 34816723 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Two-dimensional materials (2DMs) have attracted tremendous research interest over the last two decades. Their unique optical, electronic, thermal, and mechanical properties make 2DMs key building blocks for the fabrication of novel complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) and beyond-CMOS devices. Major advances in device functionality and performance have been made by the covalent or noncovalent functionalization of 2DMs with molecules: while the molecular coating of metal electrodes and dielectrics allows for more efficient charge injection and transport through the 2DMs, the combination of dynamic molecular systems, capable to respond to external stimuli, with 2DMs makes it possible to generate hybrid systems possessing new properties by realizing stimuli-responsive functional devices and thereby enabling functional diversification in More-than-Moore technologies. In this review, we first introduce emerging 2DMs, various classes of (macro)molecules, and molecular switches and discuss their relevant properties. We then turn to 2DM/molecule hybrid systems and the various physical and chemical strategies used to synthesize them. Next, we discuss the use of molecules and assemblies thereof to boost the performance of 2D transistors for CMOS applications and to impart diverse functionalities in beyond-CMOS devices. Finally, we present the challenges, opportunities, and long-term perspectives in this technologically promising field.
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- Yuda Zhao
- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS UMR 7006, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.,School of Micro-Nano Electronics, ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Centre, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, 310027 Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Centro de Fisica de Materiales (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.,CIC nanoGUNE, E-20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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- CIC nanoGUNE, E-20018 Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain.,IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ISIS UMR 7006, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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Sánchez-de-Armas R, Montenegro-Pohlhammer N, Develioglu A, Burzurí E, Calzado CJ. Spin-crossover complexes in nanoscale devices: main ingredients of the molecule-substrate interactions. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:18702-18713. [PMID: 34739026 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04577f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Spin-crossover complexes embedded in nanodevices experience effects that are absent in the bulk that can modulate, quench and even suppress the spin-transition. In this work we explore, by means of state-of-the-art quantum chemistry calculations, different aspects of the integration of SCO molecules on active nanodevices, such as the geometry and energetics of the interaction with the substrate, extension of the charge transfer between the substrate and SCO molecule, impact of the applied external electric field on the spin-transition, and sensitivity of the transport properties on the local conditions of the substrate. We focus on the recently reported encapsulation of Fe(II) spin-crossover complexes in single-walled carbon nanotubes, with new measurements that support the theoretical findings. Even so our results could be useful to many other systems where SCO phenomena take place at the nanoscale, the spin-state switching is probed by an external electric field or current, or the substrate is responsible for the quenching of the SCO mechanism.
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- Rocío Sánchez-de-Armas
- Departamento de Química Física. U. Sevilla, calle Prof. García González, s/n, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Física. U. Sevilla, calle Prof. García González, s/n, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
- Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago de Chile (USACH), 9170022, Santiago, Chile
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- IMDEA Nanociencia, Campus de Cantoblanco, Calle Faraday 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- IMDEA Nanociencia, Campus de Cantoblanco, Calle Faraday 9, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
- Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física. U. Sevilla, calle Prof. García González, s/n, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
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Gakiya-Teruya M, Jiang X, Le D, Üngör Ö, Durrani AJ, Koptur-Palenchar JJ, Jiang J, Jiang T, Meisel MW, Cheng HP, Zhang XG, Zhang XX, Rahman TS, Hebard AF, Shatruk M. Asymmetric Design of Spin-Crossover Complexes to Increase the Volatility for Surface Deposition. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:14563-14572. [PMID: 34472348 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c04598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A mononuclear complex [Fe(tBu2qsal)2] has been obtained by a reaction between an Fe(II) precursor salt and a tridentate ligand 2,4-di(tert-butyl)-6-((quinoline-8-ylimino)methyl)phenol (tBu2qsalH) in the presence of triethylamine. The complex exhibits a hysteretic spin transition at 117 K upon cooling and 129 K upon warming, as well as light-induced excited spin-state trapping at lower temperatures. Although the strongly cooperative spin transition suggests substantial intermolecular interactions, the complex is readily sublimable, as evidenced by the growth of its single crystals by sublimation at 573 → 373 K and ∼10-3 mbar. This seemingly antagonistic behavior is explained by the asymmetric coordination environment, in which the tBu substituents and quinoline moieties appear on opposite sides of the complex. As a result, the structure is partitioned in well-defined layers separated by van der Waals interactions between the tBu groups, while the efficient cooperative interactions within the layer are provided by the quinoline-based moieties. The abrupt spin transition is preserved in a 20 nm thin film prepared by sublimation, as evidenced by abrupt and hysteretic changes in the dielectric properties in the temperature range comparable to the one around which the spin transition is observed for the bulk material. The changes in the dielectric response are in excellent agreement with differences in the dielectric tensor of the low-spin and high-spin crystal structures evaluated by density functional theory calculations. The substantially higher volatility of [Fe(tBu2qsal)2], as compared to a similar complex without tBu substituents, suggests that asymmetric molecular shapes offer an efficient design strategy to achieve sublimable complexes with strongly cooperative spin transitions.
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- Miguel Gakiya-Teruya
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States.,National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States.,National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1800 E Paul Dirac Dr., Tallahassee, Florida 32310, United States
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Capel Berdiell I, García-López V, Howard MJ, Clemente-León M, Halcrow MA. The effect of tether groups on the spin states of iron(II)/bis[2,6-di(pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine] complexes. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:7417-7426. [PMID: 33969863 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01076j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The synthesis of six 2,6-di(pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine derivatives bearing dithiolane or carboxylic acid tether groups is described: [2,6-di(pyrazol-1-yl)pyrid-4-yl]methyl (R)-lipoate (L1), 2-[(2,6-di(pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine)-4-carboxamido]ethyl (R)-lipoate (L2), 2-[(2,6-di(pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine)-4-carboxy]ethyl (R)-lipoate (L3), N-([2,6-di(pyrazol-1-yl)pyrid-4-ylsulfanyl]-2-aminoethyl (R)-lipoamide (L4), 2-[(2,6-di(pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine)-4-carboxamido]acetic acid (L5) and 2-[(2,6-di(pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine)-4-carboxamido]propionic acid (L6). The iron(ii) perchlorate complexes of all the new ligands exhibit gradual thermal spin-crossover (SCO) in the solid state above room temperature, except L4 whose complex remains predominantly high-spin. Crystalline [Fe(L6)2][ClO4]2·2MeCN contains three unique cation sites which alternate within hydrogen-bonded chains, and undergo gradual SCO at different temperatures upon warming. The SCO midpoint temperature (T1/2) of the complexes in CD3CN solution ranges between 208-274 K, depending on the functional group linking the tether groups to the pyridyl ring. This could be useful for predicting how these complexes might behave when deposited on gold or silica surfaces.
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- Izar Capel Berdiell
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, UK LS2 9JT.
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980, Spain
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, UK LS2 9JT.
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980, Spain
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, UK LS2 9JT.
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Montenegro-Pohlhammer N, Sánchez-de-Armas R, Calzado CJ, Borges-Martínez M, Cárdenas-Jirón G. A photo-induced spin crossover based molecular switch and spin filter operating at room temperature. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:6578-6587. [PMID: 33899067 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt00078k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Since Venkataramani et al. (Science, 2011, 331(6016), 445-448) reported reversible, room-temperature light-induced spin crossover in Ni-porphyrin functionalized with a phenylazopyridine ligand (NiTPP-PAPy), this complex has attracted the attention of many researchers due to its potential applications in molecular-based devices. In this work, we perform a detailed study, by means of DFT and WFT methodologies, focused on the deposition of NiTP-PAPy over an Au(111) surface, followed by DFT-NEGF calculations employing a gold surface and the tip of an STM as electrodes, in order to probe the deposited complex's transport properties. Our DFT calculations show that not only the metalled porphyrin is strongly adsorbed on the surface, in both the high (HS) and low spin (LS) configurations, but also, and more importantly, photoinduced switching is preserved upon adsorption, a fact that is also confirmed through WFT and TD-DFT calculations. Moreover, our DFT-NEGF calculations indicate that the current passing through the molecular junction-like systems is much higher in the HS configuration than in the LS one, along with the fact that the current calculated in the ferromagnetic junction is highly spin-polarized. These remarkable transport properties suggest that the complex could be used as a component in molecular switches based on the total current passing through the system, modulated by light irradiation, spin filters due to the spin polarization of the carriers in the HS configuration, or even in two-step rectifiers combining the two features mentioned above, all of these operating at room temperature, giving to this complex the potential to be an active element in all kinds of future spintronic devices.
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- Nicolás Montenegro-Pohlhammer
- Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago de Chile (USACH), 9170022, Santiago, Chile.
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Kumar KS, Ruben M. Sublimable Spin-Crossover Complexes: From Spin-State Switching to Molecular Devices. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:7502-7521. [PMID: 31769131 PMCID: PMC8048919 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Spin-crossover (SCO) active transition metal complexes are an important class of switchable molecular materials due to their bistable spin-state switching characteristics at or around room temperature. Vacuum-sublimable SCO complexes are a subclass of SCO complexes suitable for fabricating ultraclean spin-switchable films desirable for applications, especially in molecular electronics/spintronics. Consequently, on-surface SCO of thin-films of sublimable SCO complexes have been studied employing spectroscopy and microscopy techniques, and results of fundamental and technological importance have been obtained. This Review provides complete coverage of advances made in the field of vacuum-sublimable SCO complexes: progress made in the design and synthesis of sublimable functional SCO complexes, on-surface SCO of molecular and multilayer thick films, and various molecular and thin-film device architectures based on the sublimable SCO complexes.
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- Kuppusamy Senthil Kumar
- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS)CNRS-Université de Strasbourg23, rue du Loess, BP 4367034Strasbourg cedex 2France
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS)CNRS-Université de Strasbourg23, rue du Loess, BP 4367034Strasbourg cedex 2France
- Institute of NanotechnologyKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 176344Eggenstein-LeopoldshafenGermany
- Institute of Quantum Materials and -TechnologyKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 176344Eggenstein-LeopoldshafenGermany
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Villalva J, Develioglu A, Montenegro-Pohlhammer N, Sánchez-de-Armas R, Gamonal A, Rial E, García-Hernández M, Ruiz-Gonzalez L, Costa JS, Calzado CJ, Pérez EM, Burzurí E. Spin-state-dependent electrical conductivity in single-walled carbon nanotubes encapsulating spin-crossover molecules. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1578. [PMID: 33707459 PMCID: PMC7952721 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21791-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Spin crossover (SCO) molecules are promising nanoscale magnetic switches due to their ability to modify their spin state under several stimuli. However, SCO systems face several bottlenecks when downscaling into nanoscale spintronic devices: their instability at the nanoscale, their insulating character and the lack of control when positioning nanocrystals in nanodevices. Here we show the encapsulation of robust Fe-based SCO molecules within the 1D cavities of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT). We find that the SCO mechanism endures encapsulation and positioning of individual heterostructures in nanoscale transistors. The SCO switch in the guest molecules triggers a large conductance bistability through the host SWCNT. Moreover, the SCO transition shifts to higher temperatures and displays hysteresis cycles, and thus memory effect, not present in crystalline samples. Our results demonstrate how encapsulation in SWCNTs provides the backbone for the readout and positioning of SCO molecules into nanodevices, and can also help to tune their magnetic properties at the nanoscale.
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- IMDEA Nanociencia, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain
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- Materials Science Factory, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Quimica Inorgánica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
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- IMDEA Nanociencia, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain.
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Chen H, Brasiliense V, Mo J, Zhang L, Jiao Y, Chen Z, Jones LO, He G, Guo QH, Chen XY, Song B, Schatz GC, Stoddart JF. Single-Molecule Charge Transport through Positively Charged Electrostatic Anchors. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:2886-2895. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c12664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Hongliang Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Université Paris-Saclay, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS, PPSM, 4 avenue des Sciences, 91190 Gif/Yvette, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Stoddart Institute of Molecular Science, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310021, China
- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center Hangzhou 311215, China
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Kulmaczewski R, Bamiduro F, Shahid N, Cespedes O, Halcrow MA. Structural Transformations and Spin-Crossover in [FeL 2 ] 2+ Salts (L=4-{tert-Butylsulfanyl}-2,6-di{pyrazol-1-yl}pyridine): The Influence of Bulky Ligand Substituents. Chemistry 2021; 27:2082-2092. [PMID: 33073890 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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4-(tert-Butylsulfanyl)-2,6-di(pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine (L) was obtained in low yield from a one-pot reaction of 2,4,6-trifluoropyridine with 2-methylpropane-2-thiolate and sodium pyrazolate in a 1:1:2 ratio. The materials [FeL2 ][BF4 ]2 ⋅solv (1[BF4 ]2 ⋅solv) and [FeL2 ][ClO4 ]2 ⋅solv (1[ClO4 ]2 ⋅solv; solv=MeNO2 , MeCN or Me2 CO) exhibit a variety of structures and spin-state behaviors including thermal spin-crossover (SCO). Solvent loss on heating 1[BF4 ]2 ⋅x MeNO2 (x≈2.3) occurs in two steps. The intermediate phase exhibits hysteretic SCO around 250 K, involving a "reverse-SCO" step in its warming cycle at a scan rate of 5 K min-1 . The reverse-SCO is not observed in a slower 1 K min-1 measurement, however, confirming its kinetic nature. The final product [FeL2 ][BF4 ]2 ⋅0.75 MeNO2 was crystallographically characterized, and shows abrupt but incomplete SCO at 172 K which correlates with disorder of an L ligand. The asymmetric unit of 1[BF4 ]2 ⋅y Me2 CO (y≈1.6) contains five unique complex molecules, four of which undergo gradual SCO in at least two discrete steps. Low-spin 1[ClO4 ]2 ⋅0.5 Me2 CO is not isostructural with its BF4 - congener, and undergoes single-crystal-to-single-crystal solvent loss with a tripling of the crystallographic unit cell volume, while retaining the P 1 ‾ space group. Three other solvate salts undergo gradual thermal SCO. Two of these are isomorphous at room temperature, but transform to different low-temperature phases when the materials are fully low-spin.
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- Rafal Kulmaczewski
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, E. C. Stoner Building, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Ghasemi S, Moth-Poulsen K. Single molecule electronic devices with carbon-based materials: status and opportunity. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:659-671. [PMID: 33406181 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07844a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The field of single molecule electronics has progressed remarkably in the past decades by allowing for more versatile molecular functions and improving device fabrication techniques. In particular, electrodes made from carbon-based materials such as graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) may enable parallel fabrication of multiple single molecule devices. In this perspective, we review the recent progress in the field of single molecule electronics, with a focus on devices that utilizes carbon-based electrodes. The paper is structured in three main sections: (i) controlling the molecule/graphene electrode interface using covalent and non-covalent approaches, (ii) using CNTs as electrodes for fabricating single molecule devices, and (iii) a discussion of possible future directions employing new or emerging 2D materials.
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- Shima Ghasemi
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412-96 Göteborg, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412-96 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Gorenskaia E, Naher M, Daukiya L, Moggach SA, Costa Milan D, Vezzoli A, Lambert CJ, Nichols RJ, Becker T, Low PJ. Experimental Validation of Quantum Circuit Rules in Molecular Junctions. Aust J Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1071/ch21136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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A series of diarylacetylene (tolane) derivatives functionalised at the 4- and 4′-positions by thiolate, thioether, or amine groups capable of serving as anchor groups to secure the molecules within a molecular junction have been prepared and characterised. The series of compounds have a general form X-B-X, Y-B-Y, and X-B-Y where X and Y represent anchor groups and B the molecular bridge. The single-molecule conductance values determined by the scanning tunnelling microscope break-junction method are found to be in excellent agreement with the predictions made on the basis of a recently proposed ‘molecular circuit law’, which states ‘the conductance of an asymmetric molecule X-B-Y is the geometric mean of the conductance of the two symmetric molecules derived from it, and .’ The experimental verification of the circuit law, which holds for systems in which the constituent moieties X, B, and Y are weakly coupled and whose conductance takes place via off-resonance tunnelling, gives further confidence in the use of this relationship in the design of future compounds for use in molecular electronics research.
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Montenegro‐Pohlhammer N, Sánchez‐de‐Armas R, Calzado CJ. Deposition of the Spin Crossover Fe
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- Departamento de Química Física Universidad de Sevilla, c/ Profesor García González, s/n. 41012 Sevilla Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física Universidad de Sevilla, c/ Profesor García González, s/n. 41012 Sevilla Spain
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Kumar KS, Ruben M. Sublimierbare Spin‐Crossover‐Komplexe: Vom Schalten des Spinzustands zu molekularen Bauelementen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201911256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Kuppusamy Senthil Kumar
- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS) CNRS-Université de Strasbourg 23, rue du Loess, BP 43 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2 Frankreich
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS) CNRS-Université de Strasbourg 23, rue du Loess, BP 43 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2 Frankreich
- Institut für Nanotechnologie Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Deutschland
- Institut für Quantenmaterialien und -technologien Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Deutschland
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Capel Berdiell I, Kulmaczewski R, Warriner SL, Cespedes O, Halcrow MA. Iron and Silver Complexes of 4‐(Imidazol‐1‐yl)‐2,6‐di(pyrazol‐1‐yl)‐pyridine (
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- School of Physics and Astronomy University of Leeds EC Stoner Building LS2 9JT Leeds UK
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Yang C, Qin A, Tang BZ, Guo X. Fabrication and functions of graphene-molecule-graphene single-molecule junctions. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:120902. [PMID: 32241145 DOI: 10.1063/1.5144275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The past two decades have witnessed increasingly rapid advances in the field of single-molecule electronics, which are expected to overcome the limitation of the miniaturization of silicon-based microdevices, thus promoting the development of device manufacturing technologies and characterization means. In addition to this, they can enable us to investigate the intrinsic properties of materials at the atomic- or molecular-length scale and probe new phenomena that are inaccessible in ensemble experiments. In this perspective, we start from a brief introduction on the manufacturing method of graphene-molecule-graphene single-molecule junctions (GMG-SMJs). Then, we make a description on the remarkable functions of GMG-SMJs, especially on the investigation of single-molecule charge transport and dynamics. Finally, we conclude by discussing the main challenges and future research directions of molecular electronics.
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- Caiyao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Senthil Kumar K, Vela S, Heinrich B, Suryadevara N, Karmazin L, Bailly C, Ruben M. Bi-stable spin-crossover in charge-neutral [Fe(R-ptp) 2] (ptp = 2-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-6-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)pyridine) complexes. Dalton Trans 2019; 49:1022-1031. [PMID: 31859300 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04411f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bi-stable charge-neutral iron(ii) spin-crossover (SCO) complexes are a class of switchable molecular materials proposed for molecule-based switching and memory applications. In this study, we report on the SCO behavior of a series of iron(ii) complexes composed of rationally designed 2-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-6-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)pyridine (ptp) ligands. The powder forms of [Fe2+(R-ptp-)2]0 complexes tethered with less-bulky substituents-R = H (1), R = CH2OH (2), and R = COOCH3 (3; previously reported)-at the 4-position of the pyridine ring of the ptp skeleton showed abrupt and hysteretic SCO at or above room temperature (RT), whereas complex 5 featuring a bulky pyrene substituent showed incomplete and gradual SCO behavior. The role of intermolecular interactions, lattice solvent, and electronic nature of the chemical substituents (R) in tuning the SCO of the complexes is elucidated.
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- Kuppusamy Senthil Kumar
- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 23, rue du Loess, BP 43, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique, Institut de Chimie, UMR 7177 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, 67081 Strasbourg, France.
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 23, rue du Loess, BP 43, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France.
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- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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- Service de Radiocristallographie, Fédération de Chimie Le Bel, FR2010 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Blaise Pascal, BP 296/R8, 67008 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Service de Radiocristallographie, Fédération de Chimie Le Bel, FR2010 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Blaise Pascal, BP 296/R8, 67008 Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 23, rue du Loess, BP 43, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2, France. and Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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Schönfeld S, Lochenie C, Hörner G, Weber B. Iron(II) complexes with N 2O 2 coordinating Schiff base-like equatorial ligand and 1,2-bis(pyridin-2-ylethynyl)benzene as axial pincer ligand. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2019; 31:504002. [PMID: 31469114 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab3e92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Three new unique mononuclear iron(II) pincer complexes were synthesized using 1,2-bis(pyridin-2-ylethynyl)benzene as axially coordinating pincer ligand and N2O2 coordinating Schiff base-like equatorial ligands. Magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal that all three complexes remain in the high spin state throughout the entire temperature range investigated. Reasons for this are restraining sterical interactions revealed in the single crystal x-ray structure analysis and extended DFT-computational studies of one of the pincer complexes. Those interactions also lead to the formation of unexpected side products during the synthesis such as a complex with two ethanol molecules as axial ligand, whose x-ray structure was determined.
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Berdiell IC, Hochdörffer T, Desplanches C, Kulmaczewski R, Shahid N, Wolny JA, Warriner SL, Cespedes O, Schünemann V, Chastanet G, Halcrow MA. Supramolecular Iron Metallocubanes Exhibiting Site-Selective Thermal and Light-Induced Spin-Crossover. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:18759-18770. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b08862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Izar Capel Berdiell
- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin Schrödinger Straße 46, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin Schrödinger Straße 46, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, EC Stoner Building, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin Schrödinger Straße 46, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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Zhang Y. Calculating spin crossover temperatures by a first-principles LDA+U scheme with parameter U evaluated from GW. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:134701. [PMID: 31594359 DOI: 10.1063/1.5124239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The prediction of spin crossover (SCO) temperatures (T1/2) depends sensitively on the description of local Coulomb correlation. Due to its balance between accuracy and computational cost, local density approximation combined with Hubbard U model (LDA+U) is an appealing tool for this purpose. Despite its accurate performance on energetic properties, such as spin adiabatic energy difference, it is well-known that the LDA+U approach would lose its predictive power if U is tuned to achieve close agreement with experiment for a certain property. On the other hand, a static U value cannot account for changes in the electronic structure. Here, we propose a framework to derive dynamical U (Udyn) values for iron(ii) complexes from the many-body GW calculations. By performing model calculations on a series of compounds with varying ligand fields, we show that the U values determined in this way are local environment dependent, and the resulting LDA+Udyn method could reproduce their experimental ground spin states. We present applications to selected SCO complexes illustrating that Udyn considerably overcomes some of the drawbacks of employing a constant U in the calculation of thermochemical quantities. Using the described calculation procedure, the T1/2 values are predicted with a small mean absolute error of 176 K with respect to experiment.
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- Yachao Zhang
- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, China
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Montenegro-Pohlhammer N, Urzúa-Leiva R, Páez-Hernández D, Cárdenas-Jirón G. Spin-filter transport and magnetic properties in a binuclear Cu(ii) expanded porphyrin based molecular junction. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:8418-8426. [PMID: 31115414 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt01312a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Although the magnetic and transport properties of molecular junction systems composed of metalled porphyrins or phthalocyanines have been broadly studied in recent years, to date no studies have been devoted to evaluate the aforementioned properties in junction systems featuring metalled expanded porphyrins as active elements. The present work reports a detailed theoretical study of the magnetic and electronic transport properties of the recently synthesized dinuclear Cu(ii)-naphthoisoamethyrin complex (PyCu2). This is the first work on performing these kinds of studies using a magnetically coupled metallic expanded porphyrin as a molecular kernel. DFT and wave function-based methods have been used to determine the nature of the magnetic interaction between the metallic centres, characterized by the exchange coupling constant J, showing that although this was found to be weakly antiferromagnetic, after an exhaustive analysis it turns out that the coupling has a ferromagnetic nature with a value of J = 14.2 cm-1. Once the magnetic ground state of PyCu2 was rigorously established, the spin resolved transport properties of the device composed of the expanded porphyrin attached to two gold nano-wires were studied by means of the combination of DFT and the nonequilibrium Green's function formalism, in order to explore PyCu2 prospects as a possible spintronic device.
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- Nicolás Montenegro-Pohlhammer
- Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago de Chile (USACH), 9170022, Santiago, Chile.
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- Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago de Chile (USACH), 9170022, Santiago, Chile.
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- Relativistic Molecular Physics Group (ReMoPh), Universidad Andrés Bello, República 275, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, University of Santiago de Chile (USACH), 9170022, Santiago, Chile.
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Dragulescu-Andrasi A, Hietsoi O, Üngör Ö, Dunk PW, Stubbs V, Arroyave A, Kovnir K, Shatruk M. Dicyanometalates as Building Blocks for Multinuclear Iron(II) Spin-Crossover Complexes. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:11920-11926. [PMID: 31136155 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A synthetic strategy featuring dicyanometalates [M(CN)2]- (M = Ag, Au) as N-coordinating ditopic linkers connecting partially blocked FeII centers has been employed to produce heterometallic hexanuclear complexes, which exhibit spin-crossover (SCO) behavior at the FeII sites. The reaction between tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (tpma)-capped FeII ions and [Ag(CN)2]- proceeded with partial decomposition of the dicyanoargentate and led to the formation of {[Fe(tpma)]4(μ-CN)2[μ-Ag(CN)2]2}(ClO4)4·3H2O (1), in which both [Ag(CN)2]- and CN- act as bridging ligands, and the opposite [Ag(CN)2]- bridges are engaged in a pronounced argentophilic d10-d10 interaction. In an analogous synthesis, the more stable [Au(CN)2]- species remained intact and furnished the complex {[Fe(tpma)]2[μ-Au2(CN)4]2} (2), which features two FeII centers bridged by two [Au2(CN)4]2- dimers. The use of S,S'-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,2-thioethane (bpte) as a mixed-donor, N2S2-coordinating capping ligand yielded {[Fe(bpte)]2[μ-Au2(CN)4]2} (3), with a structure analogous to that of 2. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed that complexes 1-3 exhibit an onset of SCO above 350 K. Measurements above 400 K further confirmed the occurrence of a gradual spin-state conversion for complex 2.
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- Alina Dragulescu-Andrasi
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Florida State University , 95 Chieftan Way , Tallahassee , Florida 32306 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Florida State University , 95 Chieftan Way , Tallahassee , Florida 32306 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Florida State University , 95 Chieftan Way , Tallahassee , Florida 32306 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Florida State University , 95 Chieftan Way , Tallahassee , Florida 32306 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Florida State University , 95 Chieftan Way , Tallahassee , Florida 32306 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Florida State University , 95 Chieftan Way , Tallahassee , Florida 32306 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Florida State University , 95 Chieftan Way , Tallahassee , Florida 32306 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Florida State University , 95 Chieftan Way , Tallahassee , Florida 32306 , United States
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Zhang Y. Electric-field control of spin orientation of manganocene: An insight into molecule-substrate interactions. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:014701. [PMID: 30621402 DOI: 10.1063/1.5064687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The manipulation of spin orientations in molecular nanomagnets assembled on surfaces is essential for the development of memory devices. These properties are dominated by interactions with the substrate. Here, we show that individual manganocene molecules deposited on Cu(111) exhibit different easy magnetization directions in an applied electric-field due to different contact geometries. Using Hubbard-U corrected density-functional theory to describe strong correlation effects and a non-self-consistent diagonalization method to treat spin-orbit coupling, we demonstrate that the field-induced spin reorientation transition occurs in the standing-up molecule in both high-spin (HS) and low-spin states, while the transition only occurs in the HS state for the flat-lying molecule. We propose plausible mechanisms in terms of charge polarization at the interface as well as modifications of the electronic states near the Fermi level E F. We show that the molecule largely preserves its arrangement of 3d orbitals in the standing configuration due to the "insulating layer" (bridging ligand), whereas direct contact of the Mn ion with the substrate in the lying configuration induces an orbital degeneracy around E F, thus preventing the electrical modulation of magnetic anisotropies.
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- Yachao Zhang
- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, China
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Senthil Kumar K, Heinrich B, Vela S, Moreno-Pineda E, Bailly C, Ruben M. Bi-stable spin-crossover characteristics of a highly distorted [Fe(1-BPP-COOC2H5)2](ClO4)2·CH3CN complex. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:3825-3830. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt04928a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A HS Fe(ii) complex, see figure, with a pronounced angular distortion (ϕ) = 158.83(17)° showed lattice solvent dependent spin-state switching characteristics with a thermal hysteresis width (ΔT) of 101 K.
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- Kuppusamy Senthil Kumar
- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS)
- CNRS-Université de Strasbourg
- 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2
- France
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS)
- CNRS-Université de Strasbourg
- 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2
- France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Quantique
- UMR 7111
- CNRS-Université de Strasbourg
- F-67000 Strasbourg
- France
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- Institute of Nanotechnology
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
- Germany
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- Service de Radiocristallographie
- Fédération de Chimie Le Bel FR2010 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg
- 67008 Strasbourg cedex
- France
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS)
- CNRS-Université de Strasbourg
- 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2
- France
- Institute of Nanotechnology
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Kumar KS, Šalitroš I, Suryadevara N, Moreno-Pineda E, Ruben M. Supramolecular Interaction Tuning of Spin-Crossover in Pyrene/Fullerene (C60
) Tethered FeII
-2,6-Di(pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine Complexes: Towards Switchable Molecular Devices. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201801109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Kuppusamy Senthil Kumar
- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS); CNRS-Université de Strasbourg; 23, rue du Loess, BP 43 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2 France
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Technology and Materials; Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology; Slovak University of Technology; 81237 Bratislava Slovak Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology; Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology; Brno University of Technology; Purkynova 123 612 00 Brno Czech Republic
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- Institute of Nanotechnology; Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology; Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS); CNRS-Université de Strasbourg; 23, rue du Loess, BP 43 67034 Strasbourg cedex 2 France
- Institute of Nanotechnology; Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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