Near-infrared (NIR)-emitting molecules are promising candidates for biological sensing and
imaging applications; however, many NIR dyes are large conjugated systems which …

Owing to their switchable spin states and dynamic electronic character, organic-based
radical species have been invoked in phenomena unique to a variety of fields. When …

The practical application of molecular switches is highly dependent on the reversible spin-
state switching under ambient conditions, which needs a delicate materials design. Here, by …

Ruthenium carbenes, famously used in olefin metathesis, have impacted numerous
research areas, ranging from synthesis to materials and biology. Although in the same group …

Triggering the spin-state switching (SSS) in solutions at room temperature (RT) has attracted
attention in the field of molecular switches. Herein, we report the preparation and switching …

The accurate description of biradical systems, and in particular the resolution of their singlet–
triplet gaps, has long posed a major challenge to the development of electronic structure …

Co-crystallization of the prominent Fe (II) spin-crossover (SCO) cation,[Fe (3-bpp) 2] 2+(3-
bpp= 2, 6-bis (pyrazol-3-yl) pyridine), with a fractionally charged TCNQδ− radical anion has …

Organic semiconductors (OSCs), as a kind of plastic electronic material that can be prepared
at low cost and on large areas, have great potential for applications in organic light-emitting …

Molecular electron spins are promising candidates as scalable and tunable qubits but often
suffer from undesirable decomposition pathways. Furthermore, significant spin-lattice …

Thermometry is a well-researched topic in materials science, but recent advances in
multifunctional complexes have introduced the idea of highly sensitive and accurate contact …