ISBN-13: 9781119998679 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 576 str.
The phenomenon of spin-crossover has a large impact on the physical properties of a solid material, including its colour, magnetic moment, and electrical resistance. Some materials also show a structural phase change during the transition. Several practical applications of spin-crossover materials have been demonstrated including display and memory devices, electrical and electroluminescent devices, and MRI contrast agents. Switchable liquid crystals, nanoparticles, and thin films of spin-crossover materials have also been achieved. Spin-Crossover Materials: Properties and Applications presents a comprehensivesurvey of recent developments in spin-crossover research, highlighting the multidisciplinary nature of this rapidly expanding field. Following an introductory chapter which describes the spin-crossover phenomenon and historical development of the field, the book goes on to cover a wide range of topics including
Beginning with an introductory chapter describing the spin–crossover phenomenon and a historical overview of the field since it was first observed in the 1930s, this book looks at recent advances in the chemistry of “traditional” spin–crossover complexes and materials containing iron(II), iron(III) or cobalt(II).