Spin crossover materials evaporated under clean high vacuum and ultra-high vacuum conditions: from thin films to single molecules

We report clean evaporation under ultra-high vacuum conditions of two spin crossover materials, yielding either microcrystallites or homogeneous thin films. Magnetic and photomagnetic studies show that thermal and light-induced spin crossover properties are preserved. Preliminary STM imaging of sub-...

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Published in:Journal of materials chemistry 2012-01, Vol.22 (19), p.9690-9695
Main Authors: Palamarciuc, Tatiana, Oberg, Jenny C., El Hallak, Fadi, Hirjibehedin, Cyrus F., Serri, Michele, Heutz, Sandrine, Létard, Jean-François, Rosa, Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical Sciences
Cleaning
Crossovers
Deposition
Evaporation
High vacuum
Magnetic properties
Material chemistry
Scanning tunneling microscopy
Thin films
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Summary:We report clean evaporation under ultra-high vacuum conditions of two spin crossover materials, yielding either microcrystallites or homogeneous thin films. Magnetic and photomagnetic studies show that thermal and light-induced spin crossover properties are preserved. Preliminary STM imaging of sub-monolayers indicates that the deposited molecules remain intact on the surface.
ISSN:0959-9428
1364-5501
DOI:10.1039/c2jm15094h