In
recent years, several examples of materials combining the molecular
bistability of spin crossover (SC) and fluorescent moieties have flourished
in the literature. Fluorescence is a sensitive probe, and SC may provide
modulation of the signal, thus affording systems in which physicochemical
changes in the environment of the SC centers could be effectively
detected. On the contrary, organic semiconductor polymers are of great
interest and, furthermore, have been successfully applied in different
optoelectronic devices, such as transistors, solar cells, and light-emitting
devices. Herein, we report on the fabrication of composites comprising
a fluorescent, organic semiconductor polymer (polyfluorene) and a
spin crossover compound, an Fe(II)-triazole coordination polymer.
A strong synergy was observed between the spin transition of the Fe(II)
compound and variations in the fluorescence of the organic polymer.
The fluorescence modulation was shown to be reversible, with an increase
of ≤20% with respect to the original value.