A nanoscale molecular switch triggered by thermal, light, and guest perturbation.
Bottoms up! A discrete metallo-supramolecular nanoball (see picture), synthesized by using "bottom-up" methodologies, uniquely undergoes a solvent-sensitive, physically addressable electronic spin switching. The switching occurs by thermal, light, or solvent perturbation, where importantly it can be switched "on" or "off" by green or red laser irradiation, respectively.
Duriska
Martin B
MB
School of Chemistry, Monash University, Vic 3800, Australia.
Neville
Suzanne M
SM
Moubaraki
Boujemaa
B
Cashion
John D
JD
Halder
Gregory J
GJ
Chapman
Karena W
KW
Balde
Chérif
C
Létard
Jean-François
JF
Murray
Keith S
KS
Kepert
Cameron J
CJ
Batten
Stuart R
SR