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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Electric-field-induced charge-transfer phase transition: A promising approach toward electrically switchable devices
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Volume 131, No. 41, Year 2009
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Much research has been directed toward the development of electrically switchable optical materials for applications in memory and display devices. Here we present experimental evidence for an electric-field-induced charge-transfer phase transition in two cyanometalate complexes: Rb 0.8Mn-[Fe(CN)6]0.93·1.62H2O and Co3[W(CN)8]2(pyrimidine) 4·6H2O, involving changes in their magnetic, optical, and electronic properties as well. Application of an electric field above a threshold value and within the thermal hysteresis region leads to a transition from the high- to the low-temperature phase in these compounds. A model is proposed to explain the main observations on the basis of a para-ferroelectric transition. Our observations suggest that this new concept of electrical switching, based on materials exhibiting charge-transfer phase transitions with large thermal hysteresis loops, may open up doors for novel electro-optical devices. © 2009 American Chemical Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mahfoud, T.
France, Toulouse
Lcc Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Morocco, Rabat
Ecole Nationale Supérieure D'arts et Métiers de Rabat
Morocco, Mohammedia
Faculté Des Sciences et Techniques de Mohammedia
Molnär, Gábor L.
France, Toulouse
Lcc Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Bonhommeau, Sébastien
France, Toulouse
Lcc Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Cobo, Saioa
France, Toulouse
Lcc Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Salmon, Lionel
France, Toulouse
Lcc Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Demont, Philippe
France, Toulouse
Centre Inter-universitaire de Recherche et D’ingénierie Des Matériaux
Tokoro, Hiroko
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Ohkoshi, Shinichi
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Boukheddaden, Kamel
France, Versailles
Université de Versailles Saint-quentin-en-yvelines
Bousseksou, Azzedine
France, Toulouse
Lcc Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
Statistics
Citations: 118
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1021/ja9055855
ISSN:
00027863