Stimuli-responsive CN-bridged coordination polymers

Molecular magnets, composed of ionic and molecular building blocks integrated into extended structures through coordination bonds and intermolecular interactions, can combine a variety of fascinating properties at the molecular level that are unattainable in conventional metallic and oxide-based magnetic materials. In molecular magnets, magnetic ordering can coexist with optical activity, luminescence, porosity and sorption ability, as well as bistability associated with charge-transfer effects or spin-state switching. Owing to their multifunctionality, such systems are being intensively investigated as potential materials for applications in sensing, molecular switching, and information storage.

CN-bridged coordination polymers constitute one of the most important classes of molecular magnets. In my talk, I will present the structural diversity and functional potential of these compounds, the possibility of tuning their properties through the exchange of building blocks, as well as our efforts to transform crystalline compounds into more processable layered materials and nanocomposites with enhanced prospects for practical applications.