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Yazdani S, Phillips J, Ekanayaka TK, Cheng R, Dowben PA. The Influence of the Substrate on the Functionality of Spin Crossover Molecular Materials. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28093735. [PMID: 37175145 PMCID: PMC10180229 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28093735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Spin crossover complexes are a route toward designing molecular devices with a facile readout due to the change in conductance that accompanies the change in spin state. Because substrate effects are important for any molecular device, there are increased efforts to characterize the influence of the substrate on the spin state transition. Several classes of spin crossover molecules deposited on different types of surface, including metallic and non-metallic substrates, are comprehensively reviewed here. While some non-metallic substrates like graphite seem to be promising from experimental measurements, theoretical and experimental studies indicate that 2D semiconductor surfaces will have minimum interaction with spin crossover molecules. Most metallic substrates, such as Au and Cu, tend to suppress changes in spin state and affect the spin state switching process due to the interaction at the molecule-substrate interface that lock spin crossover molecules in a particular spin state or mixed spin state. Of course, the influence of the substrate on a spin crossover thin film depends on the molecular film thickness and perhaps the method used to deposit the molecular film.
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- Saeed Yazdani
- Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Jorgensen Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0299, USA
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- Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Jorgensen Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0299, USA
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Hay MA, Janetzki JT, Kumar VJ, Gable RW, Clérac R, Starikova AA, Low PJ, Boskovic C. Modulation of Charge Distribution in Cobalt-α-Diimine Complexes toward Valence Tautomerism. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:17609-17622. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Moya A. Hay
- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- University of Bordeaux, CNRS, CRPP, UMR 5031, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation
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- School of Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Dhingra A, Hu X, Borunda MF, Johnson JF, Binek C, Bird J, N'Diaye AT, Sutter JP, Delahaye E, Switzer ED, Barco ED, Rahman TS, Dowben PA. Molecular transistors as substitutes for quantum information applications. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 34:441501. [PMID: 35998608 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac8c11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Applications of quantum information science (QIS) generally rely on the generation and manipulation of qubits. Still, there are ways to envision a device with a continuous readout, but without the entangled states. This concise perspective includes a discussion on an alternative to the qubit, namely the solid-state version of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer, in which the local moments and spin polarization replace light polarization. In this context, we provide some insights into the mathematics that dictates the fundamental working principles of quantum information processes that involve molecular systems with large magnetic anisotropy. Transistors based on such systems lead to the possibility of fabricating logic gates that do not require entangled states. Furthermore, some novel approaches, worthy of some consideration, exist to address the issues pertaining to the scalability of quantum devices, but face the challenge of finding the suitable materials for desired functionality that resemble what is sought from QIS devices.
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- Archit Dhingra
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0299, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260-1500, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, United States of America
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- Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Villanova University, 800 E. Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA 19085, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0299, United States of America
- Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0299, United States of America
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260-1900, United States of America
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- Advanced Light Source (ALS, BL631), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States of America
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS (LCC-CNRS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, F-31000 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS (LCC-CNRS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, F-31000 Toulouse, France
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- Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0299, United States of America
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Dynamics of Spin Crossover Molecular Complexes. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12101742. [PMID: 35630963 PMCID: PMC9144206 DOI: 10.3390/nano12101742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We review the current understanding of the time scale and mechanisms associated with the change in spin state in transition metal-based spin crossover (SCO) molecular complexes. Most time resolved experiments, performed by optical techniques, rely on the intrinsic light-induced switching properties of this class of materials. The optically driven spin state transition can be mediated by a rich interplay of complexities including intermediate states in the spin state transition process, as well as intermolecular interactions, temperature, and strain. We emphasize here that the size reduction down to the nanoscale is essential for designing SCO systems that switch quickly as well as possibly retaining the memory of the light-driven state. We argue that SCO nano-sized systems are the key to device applications where the “write” speed is an important criterion.
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Hao G, Dale AS, N'Diaye AT, Chopdekar RV, Koch RJ, Jiang X, Mellinger C, Zhang J, Cheng R, Xu X, Dowben PA. Intermolecular interaction and cooperativity in an Fe(II) spin crossover molecular thin film system. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 34:295201. [PMID: 35508146 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac6cbc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Compact domain features have been observed in spin crossover [Fe{H2B(pz)2}2(bipy)] molecular thin film systems via soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy and photoemission electron microscopy. The domains are in a mixed spin state that on average corresponds to roughly 2/3 the high spin occupation of the pure high spin state. Monte Carlo simulations support the presence of intermolecular interactions that can be described in terms of an Ising model in which interactions beyond nearest-neighbors cannot be neglected. This suggests the presence of short-range order to permit interactions between molecules beyond nearest neighbor that contribute to the formation of largely high spin state domains structure. The formation of a spin state domain structure appears to be the result of extensive cooperative effects.
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- Guanhua Hao
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Jorgensen Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, United States of America
- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, One Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States of America
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, One Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States of America
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, One Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States of America
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, One Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Jorgensen Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Jorgensen Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, United States of America
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Jorgensen Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, United States of America
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Jorgensen Hall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588, United States of America
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Magnetic Field Perturbations to a Soft X-ray-Activated Fe (II) Molecular Spin State Transition. MAGNETOCHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/magnetochemistry7100135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The X-ray-induced spin crossover transition of an Fe (II) molecular thin film in the presence and absence of a magnetic field has been investigated. The thermal activation energy barrier in the soft X-ray activation of the spin crossover transition for [Fe{H2B(pz)2}2(bipy)] molecular thin films is reduced in the presence of an applied magnetic field, as measured through X-ray absorption spectroscopy at various temperatures. The influence of a 1.8 T magnetic field is sufficient to cause deviations from the expected exponential spin state transition behavior which is measured in the field free case. We find that orbital moment diminishes with increasing temperature, relative to the spin moment in the vicinity of room temperature.
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Molecular magnets are a relatively new class of purely organic or metallo-organic materials, showing magnetism even without an external magnetic field. This interdisciplinary field between chemistry and physics has been gaining increased interest since the 1990s. While bulk molecular magnets are usually hard to build because of their molecular structures, low-dimensional molecular magnets are often easier to construct, down to dot-like (zero-dimensional) structures, which are investigated by different scanning probe technologies. On these scales, new effects such as superparamagnetic behavior or coherent switching during magnetization reversal can be recognized. Here, we give an overview of the recent advances in molecular nanomagnets, starting with single-molecule magnets (0D), typically based on Mn12, Fe8, or Mn4, going further to single-chain magnets (1D) and finally higher-dimensional molecular nanomagnets. This review does not aim to give a comprehensive overview of all research fields dealing with molecular nanomagnets, but instead aims at pointing out diverse possible materials and effects in order to stimulate new research in this broad field of nanomagnetism.
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Le D, Jiang T, Gakiya-Teruya M, Shatruk M, Rahman TS. On stabilizing spin crossover molecule [Fe(tBu 2qsal) 2] on suitable supports: insights from ab initiostudies. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:385201. [PMID: 34342269 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac0beb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Au(111) is one of the substrates often used for supporting spin crossover (SCO) molecules, partly because of its inertness and partly because it is conducting. Using density functional theory based calculations of [Fe(tBu2qsal)2] SCO molecules adsorbed on the Au(111) surface, we show that while Au(111) may not be a suitable support for the molecule, it may be so for a monolayer (ML) of molecules. While, physisorption of [Fe(tBu2qsal)2] on Au(111) leads to electron transfer from the highest occupied molecular orbital to the substrate, electron transfer is minimal for a ML of [Fe(tBu2qsal)2] on Au(111), causing only negligible changes in the electronic structure and magnetic moment of the molecules. Furthermore, a small difference in energy between the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic configurations of the molecules in the ML indicates a weak magnetic coupling between the molecules. These results suggest Au(111) as a plausible support for a ML of [Fe(tBu2qsal)2], making such a molecular assembly suitable for electronic and spin transport applications. As for [Fe(tBu2qsal)2] SCO molecules themselves, we find hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) to be a viable support for them, as there is hardly any charge transfer, while graphene displays stronger interaction with the molecule (thanh-BN does) resulting in charge transfer from the molecule to graphene.
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- Duy Le
- Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, United States of America
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, United States of America
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Guda AA, Chegerev M, Starikov AG, Vlasenko VG, Zolotukhin AA, Bubnov MP, Cherkasov VK, Shapovalov VV, Rusalev YV, Tereshchenko AA, Trigub AL, Chernyshev AV, Soldatov AV. Valence tautomeric transition of bis(o-dioxolene) cobalt complex in solid state and solution. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:215405. [PMID: 33588394 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abe650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Valence tautomer transition occurs mainly in 3d metalorganic complexes with redox-active ligands and makes them potential candidates for single-molecular switches. The transition occurs under temperature, pressure, or light-induced stimuli and is strongly affected by the intermolecular interactions. However single-crystal x-ray diffraction is not always applicable to such systems when crystal structure is destroyed upon transition or system is studied in the solution. Such an example is bis(o-semiquinonato) cobalt complex with TEMPO-functionalized iminopyridine ancillary ligand. In this work we apply two complementary techniques-ligand-sensitive Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and metal sensitive Co K-edge x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). In a solid state, a temperature hysteresis of magnetization larger than 40 K was observed upon cyclic cooling-heating. So, the temperature of phase transition upon cooling is about 40 K lower than that upon heating. In solution, the x-ray absorption spectra for high-temperature and low-temperature states were similar to that in the solid form, but the hysteresis was absent. Two methods are can probe valence tautomer transition, but XAS has an advantage for the liquid phase analysis and FTIR has larger sensitivity to the ligand related interactions in solid.
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- A A Guda
- The Smart Materials Research Institute, Sladkova 178/24, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry, Southern Federal University, Stachki Avenue, 194/2, 344090, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry, Southern Federal University, Stachki Avenue, 194/2, 344090, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Institute of Physics, Southern Federal University, Stachki Avenue, 194, 344090, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 49 Tropinina Str., GSP-445, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 49 Tropinina Str., GSP-445, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 49 Tropinina Str., GSP-445, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- The Smart Materials Research Institute, Sladkova 178/24, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- The Smart Materials Research Institute, Sladkova 178/24, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- The Smart Materials Research Institute, Sladkova 178/24, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- National Research Center 'Kurchatov Institute', 1 Akademika Kurchatova pl., 123098 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry, Southern Federal University, Stachki Avenue, 194/2, 344090, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- The Smart Materials Research Institute, Sladkova 178/24, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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Nonvolatile Voltage Controlled Molecular Spin-State Switching for Memory Applications. MAGNETOCHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/magnetochemistry7030037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Nonvolatile, molecular multiferroic devices have now been demonstrated, but it is worth giving some consideration to the issue of whether such devices could be a competitive alternative for solid-state nonvolatile memory. For the Fe (II) spin crossover complex [Fe{H2B(pz)2}2(bipy)], where pz = tris(pyrazol-1-yl)-borohydride and bipy = 2,2′-bipyridine, voltage-controlled isothermal changes in the electronic structure and spin state have been demonstrated and are accompanied by changes in conductance. Higher conductance is seen with [Fe{H2B(pz)2}2(bipy)] in the high spin state, while lower conductance occurs for the low spin state. Plausibly, there is the potential here for low-cost molecular solid-state memory because the essential molecular thin films are easily fabricated. However, successful device fabrication does not mean a device that has a practical value. Here, we discuss the progress and challenges yet facing the fabrication of molecular multiferroic devices, which could be considered competitive to silicon.
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Hay MA, Boskovic C. Lanthanoid Complexes as Molecular Materials: The Redox Approach. Chemistry 2021; 27:3608-3637. [PMID: 32965741 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The development of molecular materials with novel functionality offers promise for technological innovation. Switchable molecules that incorporate redox-active components are enticing candidate compounds due to their potential for electronic manipulation. Lanthanoid metals are most prevalent in their trivalent state and usually redox-activity in lanthanoid complexes is restricted to the ligand. The unique electronic and physical properties of lanthanoid ions have been exploited for various applications, including in magnetic and luminescent materials as well as in catalysis. Lanthanoid complexes are also promising for applications reliant on switchability, where the physical properties can be modulated by varying the oxidation state of a coordinated ligand. Lanthanoid-based redox activity is also possible, encompassing both divalent and tetravalent metal oxidation states. Thus, utilization of redox-active lanthanoid metals offers an attractive opportunity to further expand the capabilities of molecular materials. This review surveys both ligand and lanthanoid centered redox-activity in pre-existing molecular systems, including tuning of lanthanoid magnetic and photophysical properties by modulating the redox states of coordinated ligands. Ultimately the combination of redox-activity at both ligands and metal centers in the same molecule can afford novel electronic structures and physical properties, including multiconfigurational electronic states and valence tautomerism. Further targeted exploration of these features is clearly warranted, both to enhance understanding of the underlying fundamental chemistry, and for the generation of a potentially important new class of molecular material.
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- Moya A Hay
- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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Mosey A, Dale AS, Hao G, N'Diaye A, Dowben PA, Cheng R. Quantitative Study of the Energy Changes in Voltage-Controlled Spin Crossover Molecular Thin Films. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:8231-8237. [PMID: 32878433 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Voltage-controlled nonvolatile isothermal spin state switching of a [Fe{H2B(pz)2}2(bipy)] (pz = tris(pyrazol-1-1y)-borohydride, bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine) film, more than 40 to 50 molecular layers thick, is possible when it is adsorbed onto a molecular ferroelectric substrate. Accompanying this high-spin and low-spin state switching, at room temperature, we observe a remarkable change in conductance, thereby allowing not only nonvolatile voltage control of the spin state ("write") but also current sensing of the molecular spin state ("read"). Monte Carlo Ising model simulations of the high-spin state occupancy, extracted from X-ray absorption spectroscopy, indicate that the energy difference between the low-spin and high-spin state is modified by 110 meV. Transport measurements demonstrate that four terminal voltage-controlled devices can be realized using this system.
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- Aaron Mosey
- Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588, United States
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- Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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