Characterization of a robust CoII fluorescent complex deposited intact on HOPG

María José Heras-Ojea, Daniel Reta Mañeru, Lidia Rosado, Juan Rubio Zuazo, German R. Castro, Subrata Tewary, Gopalan Rajaraman, Guillem Aromí, Erika Jiménez, E. Carolina Sañudo*

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    Abstract

    The new diimine fluorescent ligand ACRI-1 based on a central acridine yellow core is reported along with its coordination complex [Co 2(ACRI-1)2] (1), a fluorescent weak ferromagnet. Due to the strong fluorescence of the acridine yellow fluorophore, it is not completely quenched when the ligand is coordinated to CoII. The magnetic properties of bulk complex 1 and its stability in solution have been studied. Complex 1 has been deposited on highly ordered pyrolitic graphite (HOGP) from solution. The thin films prepared have been characterized by AFM, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS), grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) and theoretical calculations. The data show that the complex is robust and remains intact on the surface of graphite.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)10439-10445
    Number of pages7
    JournalChemistry - A European Journal
    Volume20
    Issue number33
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 11 Aug 2014

    Keywords

    • cobalt
    • fluorescent compounds
    • ligands
    • magnetic properties
    • surface chemistry
    • thin films

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