Abstract
Magnetic memory effect in an iron (II) spin-crossover induced by illumination was studied. It was found that an Fe (II) spin-cross (SC) complex could be optically changed from the low spin (LS) to the high-spin (HS) state (LIESST). It was observed that a change in the molecular structure between the seven-coordinate HS and the six-coordinate LS forms took place during the thermal spin-state transition, along with a color variation from dark blue to bluish violet. The results show that the total HS fraction on both sites is greater than 50 percent for reverse LIESST (H→S) caused by illumination with 980 nm light.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2295-2297 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 Sep 20 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)