Ultrasensitive Photochromic Iodocuprate(I) Hybrid

Inorg Chem. 2016 Sep 6;55(17):8271-3. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01599. Epub 2016 Aug 19.

Abstract

By employing in situ methylnicotinohydrazide dication (MNH(2+)) as an electron acceptor, we have constructed an iodocuprate(I) hybrid {[MNH][Cu2I3]2}n (1), which exhibits charge transfer (CT) thermochromism due to the intense absorption of CT and electron transfer (ET) photochromism with high photocoloration contrast and fast response to UV irradiation due to the synergetic effect of valence change of copper ions.