Carlos M. Quintero

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined different optical spectroscopic approaches for the detection of spin-state changes in nanometric films and found that conventional light absorption measurements can be used down to the nanometer thickness if the oscillator strength of the transition is high, which is often the case for charge transfer transitions in the ultraviolet range.

TL;DR: 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.

TL;DR: Fast heat-charging dynamics and negligible fatigability are demonstrated, which, together with the solid-solid nature of the spin transition, appear as promising features for achieving thermal energy management applications in functional devices.

TL;DR: The working principle of a new kind of nanothermometer is experimentally demonstrated using bistable materials with thermal memory that allows for acquiring sub-wavelength resolution images of fast, transient heating events.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated for the first time that the change in spin state can be probed with sub-micrometer spatial resolution through various topographic features extracted from AFM data.