Synthesis and immobilization of molecular switches onto titaniumdioxide nanowires

  • Muhammad Nawaz Tahir
  • , Markus Messerschmidt
  • , Michael Klein
  • , Victor Martinez
  • , Patrick Theato
  • , Nadine Metz
  • , Sonngard Hartmann
  • , Ute Kolb
  • , Vadim Ksenofontov
  • , Franz Renz*
  • , Wolfgang Tremel
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The precursor [FeIII(L)Cl (L = N,N′-bis(2′-hydroxy-3′-methyl-benzyliden)-1,7-diamino- 4-azaheptane) is combined with [Mo(CN)8]4- yields a star shaped nona-nuclear cluster, [MoIV{(CN)FeIII(L)}8]Cl4. This Fe8Mo molecule is a high-spin system at room temperature. On cooling to 20 K some of the iron(III) centres in the molybdenum(IV)-star switch to the low-spin state as proven by Mössbauer spectroscopy. This molecule was deposited on TiO2 nanowires by electrostatic interactions between the cluster cations and the surface functionalized titanium oxide nanowire. The synthesis and surface binding of the multistable molecular switch was demonstrated using IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy (high-resolution) transmission electron microscopy ((HR)TEM) and Mössbauer spectroscopy. High- and low-temperature Mössbauer spectra indicate that the spin state transition of the free cluster molecules is preserved after surface binding. The above results emphasize the possibility of fabricating molecule-based low-dimensional structures by using traditional bottom-up approaches based on the electrostatic interaction between the cluster cations and polymer functionalized nanowires. These results can be generalized for the application to both charged and non-charged molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1728-1733
Number of pages6
JournalPolyhedron
Volume28
Issue number9-10
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Jun 2009
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was partly funded by the DFG (Re-1627/1-3), the “Fonds der chemischen Industrie”, the University of Mainz (“Forschungsfond”; “Material-Wissenschaftliches Forschungs-Zentrum” = MWFZ), and the Leibniz University of Hannover.

Keywords

  • High-spin molecule
  • Metal cluster
  • Mo(IV)-Fe(III)
  • Spin-crossover
  • Surface immobilization
  • TiO nanowire

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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