Issue 36, 2016
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Dalton Transactions

Spin state switching of metal complexes by visible light or hard X-rays

Daniel Unruh,a   Patrick Homenya,a   Manish Kumar,b   Ralf Sindelar,b   Yann Garcia*c  and  Franz Renz*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
E-mail: franz.renz@acd.uni-hannover.de

b Faculty II, University of Applied Science and Arts, Ricklinger Stadtweg 120, 30459 Hannover, Germany

c Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Molecules, Solids and Reactivity (IMCN/MOST), Université catholique de Louvain, Place L. Pasteur 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
E-mail: yann.garcia@uclouvain.be

Abstract

Electromagnetic stimuli of spin crossover compounds restricted to UV-vis light irradiation for many years could be recently extended to X-ray excitation. This review covers a large variety of light-induced effects, as well as recent analogues stimulated by X-ray irradiation which have not yet been reviewed. The focus is also on multistable multinuclear spin crossover compounds which are the subject of lively discussions within the spin crossover community. Their spin transition often occurs incompletely and with different switching mechanisms. In this review, we recall a predicted sequential switching induced thermally as well as a concerted stimulation mechanism by light irradiation for these interesting multifunctional materials.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT01745B
Article type
Perspective
Submitted
04 May 2016
Accepted
01 Aug 2016
First published
11 Aug 2016

Dalton Trans., 2016,45, 14008-14018

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Spin state switching of metal complexes by visible light or hard X-rays

D. Unruh, P. Homenya, M. Kumar, R. Sindelar, Y. Garcia and F. Renz, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 14008 DOI: 10.1039/C6DT01745B

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