Barbara Sieklucka

Optical memory effect in a dynamic gadolinium-tetracyanidoplatinate coordination polymer for alarming the deviations in temperature and humidity Materials combining photoluminescence (PL) with sorption properties, such as those based on supramolecular assemblies or coordination polymers, are considered good candidates for the construction of optical sensors of external stimuli.

Guest-induced pore breathing controls the spin state in a cyanido-bridged framework† Iron(II) spin cross-over (SCO) compounds combine a thermally driven transition from the diamagnetic low-spin (LS) state to the paramagnetic high-spin (HS) state with a distinct change in the crystal lattice volume. Inversely, if the crystal lattice volume was modulated post-synthetically, the spin state of the compound could be tunable, resulting in the inverse effect for SCO.

Metal-cyanido molecular modulators for sensing range and performance of lanthanide-based luminescent thermometers Maciej Wyczesany, Jakub J. Zakrzewski, Barbara Sieklucka and Szymon Chorazy Abstract Strategies for the rational design of lanthanide luminescent thermometers towards high relative temperature sensitivity as well as wide and adjustable sensing range are required for practical applications.