TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pietsch, Ullrich
A1  - Bodenthin, Yves
A1  - Grenzer, Jörg
A1  - Geue, Thomas
A1  - Möhwald, Helmuth
A1  - Kurth, Dirk G.
T1  - Structure and temperature behavior of metallo-supramolecular assemblies
N2  - A detailed structural analysis of a Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) multilayer composed of a polyelectrolyte-amphiphile complex (PAC) is presented. The PAC is self-assembled from metal ions, ditopic bis-terpyridines, and amphiphiles. The vertical structure of the LB multilayer is investigated by X-ray reflectometry. The multilayer has a periodicity of 57 A, which corresponds to an architecture of flat lying metallo-supramolecular coordination polyelectrolyte (MEPE) rods and upright-standing amphiphiles (dihexadecyl phosphate, DHP). In-plane diffraction reveals hexagonal packing of the DHP molecules. Using extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) experiments, we prove that the central metal ion is coordinated to the terpyridine moieties in a pseudo-octahedral coordination environment. The Fe-N bond distances are 1.82 and 2.0 angstrom, respectively. Temperature resolved measurements indicate a reversible phase transition in a temperature range up to 55 degrees C. EXAFS measurements indicate a lengthening of the average Fe-N bond distance from 1.91 to 1.95 angstrom. The widening of the coordination cage upon heating is expected to lower the ligand field stabilization, thus giving rise to spin transitions in these composite materials
Y1  - 2005
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pietsch, Ullrich
A1  - Bodenthin, Yves
A1  - Möhwald, Helmuth
A1  - Kurth, Dirk G.
T1  - Inducing spin crossover in metallo-supramolecular polyelectrolytes through an amphiphilic phase transition
N2  - A phase transition in an amphiphilic mesophase is explored to deliberately induce mechanical strain in an assembly of tightly coupled metal ion coordination centers. Melting of the alkyl chains in the amphiphilic mesophase causes distortion of the coordination geometry around the central transition metal ion. As a result, the crystal field splitting of the d-orbital subsets decreases resulting in a spin transition from a low-spin to a high-spin state. The diamagnetic-paramagnetic transition is reversible. This concept is demonstrated in a metallo-supramolecular coordination polyelectrolyte-amphiphile complex self-assembled from ditopic bis-terpyridines, Fe(II) as central transition metal, and dialkyl phosphates as amphiphiles. The magnetic properties are studied in a Langmuir-Blodgett multilayer. The modularity of this concept provides extensive control of structure and function from molecular to macroscopic length scales and gives access to a wide range of new molecular magnetic architectures such as nanostructures, thin films, and liquid crystals
Y1  - 2005
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bodenthin, Yves
A1  - Grenzer, Jörg
A1  - Lauter, Robert
A1  - Pietsch, Ullrich
A1  - Lehmann, Pit
A1  - Kurth, Dirk G.
A1  - Möhwald, Helmuth
T1  - Temperature and time resolved x-ray scattering at thin organic films
Y1  - 2002
ER  -