Electrospray ionization: an efficient approach to deposit polymetallic molecular switches onto gold surfaces

Abstract

Electrospray ionization (EI) deposition is proven efficient in obtaining monolayers of a polymetallic charge transfer complex on gold surfaces.

Building responsive materials by assembling {Fe4Co4} switchable molecular cubes

“…We thus present here our first results in the design of cube-based responsive polymers. Most of the cyanido A{Fe 4 M 4 } cubic complexes (M= Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) that we previously reported can be obtained in a one pot synthesis [38,[40][41][42][43] by reacting all the subcomponents together at room temperature: the [Fe III (Tp)(CN) 3 ] complex, a divalent metal salt of M, an alkali salt and the RTp anionic blocking ligand.…”

Supramolecular gel strategy-based nanomaterials with room temperature spin transition

“…A typical example of molecular bistability is the spin crossover (SCO) phenomenon, also called spin transition (ST) phenomenon. The two states of SCO materials, high spin (HS) and low spin (LS) states, can be converted by external stimuli such as temperature, light, pressure, magnetic field and/or inclusion of a guest molecule, [1][2][3] which makes them a fascinating class of materials with potential applications in molecular electronics, [4][5][6] sensors, [7][8][9] molecular actuators, [10][11][12][13] etc. The related characterization technology is diverse and advanced, 14 which provides a solid foundation for the application of SCO materials.…”

Ready-to-be-addressed oxo-clusters: individualized, periodically organized and separated from the substrate

“…isolating molecules at the nanoscopic scale, remains a great challenge nowadays, especially for clusters and metal-oxygen clusters. [1][2][3][4][5][6] In nanoelectronics and nanospintronics, the functional molecules, which play the role of a molecular electronic component, have to satisfy particular conditions: (i) to be isolated from each other, to preserve individual properties; [7][8][9][10] (ii) to be separated from the substrate which could potentially influence the physical properties of the functional molecule, even leading in some cases to the disappearance of the molecular property; [11][12][13][14][15][16] (iii) to be periodically organized on a substrate so that they could be addressed easily. Among oxo-clusters, polyoxometalates (POMs), made of early transition metals in their highest oxidation state (W VI , Mo VI , …), occupy an increasingly important place in the field of molecular electronics and spintronics, due to their remarkable redox, photoredox and magnetic properties.…”