In this work, the fabrication of [Fe(pz)Pt(CN) 4 ] (pz = pyrazine) thin films by means of matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) was investigated. As starting material, a cryogenically cooled suspension of nanocrystalline [Fe(pz)Pt-(CN) 4 ] (0.35wt.-%) in a mixture of 1,1-dichloroethane and polyethylene glycol (PEG) was used. Films of a thickness up to 150-
IntroductionMetal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are widely investigated materials due to their unlimited chemical design, [1] and their variety of potential applications such as sensors, [2] drug carriers, [3] semiconductors, [4] mercury storage, [5] and many more. Among MOFs and coordination polymers, those that display spin crossover (SCO) behavior can be distinguished. In particular, Fe II complexes including bis-1,2,4-triazole [6,7] or bis-tetrazole ligands, which have been the first to be investigated, [8] within this substance class. 3D Hoffman-like Fe II cyanide networks, of general formula {FeL x [M(CN) 4 ]}·Solv with M = Ni, Pt, Pd and {FeL x [M(CN) 2 ] 2 }·Solv with M = Ag, Au, have been however the most studied among SCO MOFs. This is due to their remarkable magnetic and thermochromic behavior, often occurring around the room temperature region. [9] Because the SCO is accompanied by easily detectable macroscopic changes, [10] such materials bear strong potential for information storage, low energy displays and sensing applications. [11][12][13] Their implementation into devices is however challenging due to the fragility of their SCO profiles in the solid state, which are highly dependent on the material processing environment.[a]