1. School of Chemistry, Monash University, Vic 3800 (Australia), Fax: (+61)?3‐9905‐4597;2. School of Physics, Monash University (Australia);3. Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory (USA);4. X‐ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory (USA);5. Laboratoire des Sciences Moléculaires, ICMCB (CNRS UPR 9048) (France);6. School of Chemistry, University of Sydney (Australia)
Abstract:
Continuous switching between high‐spin and low‐spin magnetic states can be accomplished by irradiation with red and green laser light, respectively. In their Communication on page 2549 ff., S. R. Batten and co‐workers report a metallo‐supramolecule that undergoes spin crossover (SCO) switching induced by temperature change or light irradiation. The SCO behavior is also dependent on the presence and nature of intercalated solvent molecules within the porous crystal structure.
