Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay, Université Paris-Sud 11, F-91405 Orsay, France.
Abstract:
Anisotropic nanoparticles of the Fe(pyrazine)Pt(CN)(4) network were prepared embedded in various matrices that revealed to have a dramatic effect on the cooperative spin crossover phenomena. By a judicious choice of the nature of the matrix and the control of interparticle distances, a hysteresis of 15 K was achieved close to room temperature for such nano-objects.