New Applications of Heterodimetallic Organometallic Complexes as Molecular Switches

摘要

1.Introduction The design and development of molecular devices based on coordination or organometallic complexes is of great importance nowadays due to their applied interest in different fields [1-3]. Among all types of molecular devices (I.e. Clips, rotors, scissors, switches, twisters, etc.) with different architectures reported so far, molecular switches are targets of increasing interest for electronics and optical memory devices [3]. In this type of devices, an external stimulus (I.e. Light, electrons, pH, etc.) produces intra-or intermolecular changes that affect a characteristic physical or chemical property of the molecule [3]. To allow their use in the development of sensors, information and storage materials these transformations should be fast and reversible to permit the "switch on" and "switch off' of that property.