Switchable molecular materials generally alternate between two different states that are both stable in identical conditions. A magnetic molecular system is now available that allows switching between three different phases of the same compound.
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Verdaguer, M. A three-headed Janus material. Nature Chem 4, 871–872 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1485
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