Published 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Ultrafast spin crossover in a single crystal

  • 1. Center for Free Electron Laser Science, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Bld. 99, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg (Germany)
  • 2. Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H6 (Canada)
  • 3. European XFEL GmbH, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld (Germany)

Description

Femtosecond spectroscopy and electron diffraction are used to characterize spin crossover in single crystal iron(II)-tris(bipyridine)-bis(hexafluorophosphate). The high-spin lifetime is reduced compared to in solution. Preliminary electron diffraction experiments show evidence of ultrafast Fe-N bond elongation associated with spin crossover and the subsequent molecular reorganization resulting from vibrational cooling.

Availability note (English)

Available from https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2019/10/epjconf_up2019_07009.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/a1365b2188254b8e917b3dde3101e664

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
EPJ. Web of Conferences
Journal Volume
205
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
2100-014X

Conference

Title
21. International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena
Acronym
UP 2018
Dates
15-20 Jul 2018
Place
Hamburg (Germany)

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