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Caption : ex-situ nano-desi ms over a wider m/z range of the deposition spots of [ni(bpy)3]2+ analyzed with a) acn and b) 3 μm bpyd in acn as the nano-desi solvent.

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Caption : mass spectrum of a solution containing 15 μm ni(bpy)3so4 and 15 μm bpyd measured right after preparing the solution (top) and after 3 hours of preparing the solution (bottom).

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Caption : abundance ratio of [ni(bpy)2]2+/[ni(bpy)3]2+ across the deposition spot for the deposition of [ni(bpy)3]2+.

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Caption : mass spectra of the surface where [ni(bpy)3]2+ was deposited on two different regions of the deposition area.

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Caption : ex-situ ¬mass spectrum of the surface prepared by codeposition of [ni(bpy)3]2+ and [b12f12]2- analyzed with a) acn and b) 3 μm bpyd in acn as the nano-desi solvent. 

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Caption : line scans of the mass spectra in figure 6a.

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Caption : ex-situ ¬mass spectrum in negative mode of the surface prepared by codeposition of [ni(bpy)3]2+ and [b12f12]2- analyzed with acn as the nano-desi solvent.

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Caption : visualization of the angle between the planes spanned by two bpy molecules for [ni(bpy)2]2+ singlet and [ni(bpy)3]2+ triplet.