Volume 26, Issue 18 p. 2889-2893
Communication

AFM Imaging of Molecular Spin-State Changes through Quantitative Thermomechanical Measurements

Edna M. Hernández,

LCC, CNRS & Université de Toulouse (UPS, INP), Toulouse, France

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Carlos M. Quintero,

LAAS, CNRS & Université de Toulouse (UPS, INSA, ISAE), Toulouse, France

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Olena Kraieva,

LCC, CNRS & Université de Toulouse (UPS, INP), Toulouse, France

Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, National Technical University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

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Christophe Thibault,

LAAS, CNRS & Université de Toulouse (UPS, INSA, ISAE), Toulouse, France

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Christian Bergaud,

LAAS, CNRS & Université de Toulouse (UPS, INSA, ISAE), Toulouse, France

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Lionel Salmon,

LCC, CNRS & Université de Toulouse (UPS, INP), Toulouse, France

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Gábor Molnár,

Corresponding Author

LCC, CNRS & Université de Toulouse (UPS, INP), Toulouse, France

E-mail: gabor.molnar@lcc-toulouse.fr, azzedine.bousseksou@lcc-toulouse.frSearch for more papers by this author
Azzedine Bousseksou,

Corresponding Author

LCC, CNRS & Université de Toulouse (UPS, INP), Toulouse, France

E-mail: gabor.molnar@lcc-toulouse.fr, azzedine.bousseksou@lcc-toulouse.frSearch for more papers by this author
First published: 08 February 2014
Citations: 25

Abstract

Quantitative atomic force microscopy is used in conjunction with microwire heaters for high-resolution imaging of the Young's modulus changes across the spin-state transition. When going from the high spin to the low spin state, a significant stiffening is observed.

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