Abstract
We report a high-efficiency photoinduced phase transition in a spin-crossover complex [FeL (CN)2] · H2O (where L is a N3 O2 Schiff-base macrocyclic ligand). A single-shot laser pulse (8 ns duration) is applied to induce the phase transformation, exhibiting molecular-structural, chromatic, and magnetic changes inside a thermal hysteresis loop (216 K). The condensation of long lifetime photoexcited high-spin sites accounts for the cooperative photoexcitation process.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 122511 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-3 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 21 2005 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)