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Shifting photo-stationary light-induced excited spin state trapping equilibrium towards higher temperature by increasing light fluence

  • Lucas Gournay
  • , Ievgeniia Chaban
  • , Jean Yves Mevellec
  • , Bernard Humbert
  • , Etienne Janod
  • , Laurent Guerin
  • , Marco Cammarata
  • , Nathalie Daro
  • , Guillaume Chastanet
  • , Eric Collet
  • IPR (Institut de Physique de Rennes) - UMR 6251
  • Université de Nantes
  • Univ. Bordeaux

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Abstract

The Light-Induced Excited Spin-State Trapping (LIESST) process allows tuning the electronic state of spin-crossover materials from low (LS) to high spin (HS) states. The photoinduced HS state is long-lived, up to a characteristic temperature, T(LIESST), above which the system relaxes rapidly to the LS state. We study the effect of light irradiance on competing LS → HS up-conversion and HS → LS thermal relaxation on the [Fe(phen)2(NCS)2] system. Raman spectroscopy and magnetic measurements are used to investigate this phenomenon. An empiric model describes the competition between up conversion and thermal relaxation mechanisms and the stabilization of photo-stationary state towards higher temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Article number139395
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume791
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Mar 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • LIESST
  • Out-of-equilibrium
  • Photoinduced phenomena
  • Raman
  • Spin Crossover

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