Examples of molecular switching in inorganic solids, due to temperature, light, pressure, and magnetic field

Varret, F.; Bleuzen, A.; Boukheddaden, K.; Bousseksou, A.; Codjovi, E.; Enachescu, C.; Goujon, A.; Linares, J.; Menendez, N.; Verdaguer, M.

doi:10.1351/pac200274112159

Pure Appl. Chem., 2002, Vol. 74, No. 11, pp. 2159-2168

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/pac200274112159

Examples of molecular switching in inorganic solids, due to temperature, light, pressure, and magnetic field

F. Varret¹*, A. Bleuzen², K. Boukheddaden¹, A. Bousseksou³, E. Codjovi¹, C. Enachescu¹, A. Goujon¹, J. Linares¹, N. Menendez^1,4 and M. Verdaguer²

¹ Laboratoire de Magnétisme et d ’Optique CNRS-Université de Versailles, 45 Avenue des Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
² Laboratoire de Chimie Inorganique et Matériaux Moléculaires, CNRS-Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
³ Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, CNRS, UPR 8241, 205 Route de Narbonne, 31017 Toulouse, France
⁴ Departmento de Quimica Fisica Aplicada, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 28049-Madrid, Spain

Abstract: We describe various molecular switching processes occurring in several types of inorganic solids: spin cross-over (SC) compounds, photomagnetic Prussian blue analogs (PBAs), and valence-tautomeric system. Their thermo-, photo-, piezo-, and magneto-chromic properties are illustrated by recent examples. A common description of their static properties by a two-level model is given.