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Positron lifetime parameters were measured for the spin-crossover comp
lexes [Fe(1-alkyl-1H-tetrazole)(6)](BF4)(2) and [Fe(1, 10-phenathrolin
e)(2)(NCS)(2)]. If there are structural free volumes large enough las
for [Fe(1-ethyl-1H-tetrazole)(6)](BF4)(2) and Fe(1-propyl-1H-tetrazole
)(6)](BF4)(2)), there is a significant intensity of positronium (Ps) a
nd the lifetime of o-Ps is a detector of spin-crossover. The intensity
of the shortest lifetime component also signals the spin-crossover. (
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