Atmospheric humidity-triggered reversible spin-state switching
Yang‐Hui Luo, Hui Dong, Shuhua Ma, Feng‐Lian Zeng, Xue‐Ting Jin, Min Liu
Abstract
By confinement into a hygroscopic sponge, reversible spin-state switching and color variation has been triggered by naturally occurring humidity capture/release cycles, providing a prototype for molecular switches mediated by natural energy.
Topics & Concepts
HumidityMaterials scienceRelative humiditySpin (aerodynamics)OptoelectronicsChemical physicsPhysicsMeteorologyThermodynamicsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsSupramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry