Ferromagnetism and its photo-induced effect in 2D iron mixed-valence complex coupled with photochromic spiropyran

I. Kashima, M. Okubo, Y. Ono, M. Itoi, N. Kida, M. Hikita, M. Enomoto, N. Kojima*

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Abstract

Iron mixed-valence complex, (n-C3H7) 4N[FeIIFeIII(dto)3](dto = C 2O2S2), shows a spin-entropy driven phase transition called charge transfer phase transition around 120 K and a ferromagnetic transition at 6.5 K. These phase transitions remarkably depend on the hexagonal ring size in two-dimensional honeycomb network structure of [FeIIFeIII (dto)3]. In order to control the magnetic properties and the electronic state in the dto-bridged iron mixed-valence system by means of photo-irradiation, we have synthesized a photo-sensitive organic-inorganic hybrid system, (SP)[FeIIFe III(dto)3](SP = spiropyran), and investigated the photo-induced effect on the magnetic properties by the measurements of magnetic susceptibility, ESR, IR, UV-vis and 57Fe Mössbauer spectra. Upon UV irradiation at 337 nm, a broad absorption band between 500 nm and 600 nm appears and continuously increases with the photo-irradiation time, which implies that the UV irradiation changes the structure of spiropyran from closed form to open one in solid state. The photochromism in spiropyran changes the ferromagnetic transition temperature and the coercive force.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)473-476
Number of pages4
JournalSynthetic Metals
Volume153
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005 Sept 21
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Magnetic measurements
  • Magnetic phase transition

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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