Published June 21, 2017
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Piezoresistive Effect in the [Fe(Htrz)2(trz)](BF4) Spin Crossover Complex
Authors/Creators
- 1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sci. & Research Center MANSiD, Stefan cel Mare University, Suceava, Romania
- 2. Faculty of Forestry & Research Center MANSiD, Stefan cel Mare University, Suceava, Romania
- 3. LCC, CNRS & Université de Toulouse (UPS, INP), Toulouse, France
- 4. Institute Carnot CIRIMAT, CNRS & Université de Toulouse (UPS, INP), Toulouse, France
Description
We report on the effect of hydrostatic pressure on the electrical conductivity and dielectric permittivity of the [Fe(Htrz)2(trz)](BF4) (Htrz = 1H-1,2,4,-triazole) spin crossover complex. Variable-temperature and -pressure broad-band impedance spectrometry revealed a piezoresistive effect of more than 1 order of magnitude for pressures as low as 500 bar, associated with a large pressure-induced hysteresis of 1700 bar. The origin of the piezoresistive effect has been attributed to the pressure-induced spin state switching in the complex, and the associated P,T phase diagram was determined.