title: Mixed-valence Cu(II)Cu(I)15I17 cluster builds up a 3D metal-organic framework with paramagnetic and thermochromic characteristics.
abstract: Four cubane-like Cu4I4 units are assembled around an iodine atom to form the giant, mixed-valent Cu(II)Cu(I)15I17 cluster. The Cu(II)Cu(I)15I17 cluster and a bipyrazole linker form a 3D open framework with paramagnetic and thermochromic properties. This paper also touches on the resemblance of this cluster to the self-similar object of a Sierpinski tetrahedron.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Shantou University, Guangdong 515063, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Jing-Xiang
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chun-Kwan
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Zhengtao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ye-Gao
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Seik-Weng
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ng