Molecular-scale dynamics of light-induced spin cross-over in a two-dimensional layer

Spin crossover molecules may find applications in ultimately small magnetic devices, given the sensitivity of their spin-states to external stimuli. Here, the authors show a light-induced transition between two ordered dynamic phases in two-dimensional spin crossover layers on a metallic surface.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kaushik Bairagi, Olga Iasco, Amandine Bellec, Alexey Kartsev, Dongzhe Li, Jérôme Lagoute, Cyril Chacon, Yann Girard, Sylvie Rousset, Frédéric Miserque, Yannick J Dappe, Alexander Smogunov, Cyrille Barreteau, Marie-Laure Boillot, Talal Mallah, Vincent Repain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12212