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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 50, Issue 10, Pages 4295-4300Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ic1022054
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- NSERC
- CFI
- U.S. National Science Foundation [DMR-1005581, DMR-0701400]
- NHMFL via NSF [DMR-0654118]
- State of Florida
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Materials Research [1005581] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Core/shell and core/shell/shell particles comprised of the Prussian blue analogues KjNik[Cr(CN)(6)](l) center dot nH(2)O (A) and RbaCob[Fe(CN)(6)](c) center dot mH(2)O (B) have been prepared for the purpose of studying persistent photoinduced magnetization in the heterostructures. Synthetic procedures have been refined to allow controlled growth of relatively thick (50-100 nm) consecutive layers of the Prussian blue analogues while minimizing the mixing of materials at the interfaces. Through changes in the order in which the two components are added, particles with AB, ABA, BA, and BAB sequences have been prepared. The two Prussian blue analogues were chosen because B is photoswitchable, and A is ferromagnetic with a relatively high magnetic ordering temperature, similar to 70 K, although it is not known to exhibit photoinduced changes in its magnetic properties. Magnetization measurements on the heterostructured particles performed prior to irradiation show behavior characteristic of the individual components. On the other hand, after irradiation with visible light, the heterostructures undergo persistent photoinduced changes in magnetization associated with both the B and A analogues. The results suggest that structural changes in the photoactive B component distort the normally photoinactive A component, leading to a change in its magnetization.
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