Halcrow, M. orcid.org/0000-0001-7491-9034 (2024) Mix and Match – Controlling the Functionality of Spin-Crossover Materials Through Solid Solutions and Molecular Alloys. Dalton Transactions, 53 (33). pp. 13694-13708. ISSN 1477-9226
Abstract
The influence of dopant molecules on the structure and functionality of spin-crossover (SCO) materials is surveyed. Two aspects of the topic are well established. Firstly, isomorphous inert metal ion dopants in SCO lattices are a useful probe of the energetics of SCO processes. Secondly, molecular alloys of iron(II)/triazole coordination polymers containing mixtures of ligands were used to tune their spin-transitions towards room temperature. More recent examples of these and related materials are discussed that reveal new insights into these questions. Complexes which are not isomorphous can also be co-crystallised, either as solid solutions of the precursor molecules or as a random distribution of homo- and hetero-leptic centres in a molecular alloy. This could be a powerful method to manipulate SCO functionality. Published molecular alloys show different SCO behaviours, which may or may not include allosteric switching of their chemically distinct metal sites.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2024. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemistry (Leeds) > Inorganic Chemistry (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2024 14:54 |
Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2024 15:57 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/D4DT01855A |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:215808 |