Photoconduction in [Fe(Htrz)₂(trz)](BF₄)*H₂O nanocrystals

Céline Etrillard (1) , Vina Faramarzi (2) , Jean-François Dayen (2) , Jean-François Létard (1) , Bernard Doudin (2)

1 ICMCB - Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux
2 IPCMS - Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg

Sub-micron-sized [Fe(Htrz)₂(trz)](BF₄)*H₂O nanoparticles that exhibit a spin crossover transition are positioned between Au electrodes with sub-100 nm separation. After voltage poling, samples exhibit unexpected large conductivity, with photoconductance and photovoltaic behavior.

Domaines: Matériaux

Céline Etrillard, Vina Faramarzi, Jean-François Dayen, Jean-François Létard, Bernard Doudin. Photoconduction in [Fe(Htrz)₂(trz)](BF₄)*H₂O nanocrystals. Chemical Communications, 2011, 47 (34), pp.9663-9665. ⟨10.1039/C1CC11441G⟩. ⟨hal-00617190⟩