title: Remotely triggered geometrical isomerization of a binuclear complex.
abstract: Binuclear organometallic molecules are model systems for investigating intramolecular spin-coupling and charge-transfer processes. Using electrospray ionization, Fe(salten) dimers linked by dipyridyl disulfide are deposited on gold for probing with a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope. Each monomer constitutes a multistable switch owing to its geometric isomerism. Controlled and reversible remote switching within a single dimer is demonstrated. The process is attributed to intramolecular electron transfer.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , 24098 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Sujoy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karan
authors.forename: Thiruvancheril G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Gopakumar
authors.forename: Hanne
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tuczek
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berndt