A Bistable Microelectromechanical System Actuated by Spin‐Crossover Molecules. (10th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Manrique‐Juarez, Maria D.; Mathieu, Fabrice; Shalabaeva, Victoria; Cacheux, Jean; Rat, Sylvain; Nicu, Liviu; Leïchlé, Thierry; Salmon, Lionel; Molnár, Gábor; Bousseksou, Azzedine
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie. Volume 129:Number 28(2017)
• Page Start: 8186
• Page End: 8190
• Publication Date: 2017-05-10
• Subjects: Aktuatoren -- Dünne Filme -- Mechanische Eigenschaften -- Nanotechnologie -- Spin-Crossover; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/ange.201702739
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0044-8249

Abstract

Abstract: We report on a bistable MEMS device actuated by spin‐crossover molecules. The device consists of a freestanding silicon microcantilever with an integrated piezoresistive detection system, which was coated with a 140 nm thick film of the [Fe(HB(tz)3 )2 ] (tz=1, 2, 4‐triazol‐1‐yl) molecular spin‐crossover complex. Switching from the low‐spin to the high‐spin state of the ferrous ions at 338 K led to a reversible upward bending of the cantilever in agreement with the change in the lattice parameters of the complex. The strong mechanical coupling was also evidenced by the decrease of approximately 66 Hz in the resonance frequency in the high‐spin state as well as by the drop in the quality factor around the spin transition.