Pressure-Induced Magnetic Switching and Linkage Isomerism in K_0.4Fe₄[Cr(CN)₆]_2.8·16H₂O: X-ray Absorption and Magnetic Circular Dichroism Studies

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Abstract:The effect of applied pressure on the magnetic properties of the Prussian blue analogue K 0.4Fe4[Cr(CN)6]2.8 · 16H2O (1) has been analyzed by dc and ac magnetic susceptibility measurements. Under ambient conditions, 1 orders ferromagnetically at a critical temperature (T C) of 18.5 K. Under application of pressure in the 0-1200 MPa range, the magnetization of the material decreases and its critical temperature shifts to lower temperatures, reaching T C ) 7.5 K at 1200 MPa. Pressure-dependent Raman and Mö ssbauer spectroscopy measurements show that this striking behavior is due to the isomerization of some Cr III -CtN-Fe II linkages to the Cr III -NtC-Fe II form. As a result, the ligand field around the iron(II) centers increases, and the diamagnetic low-spin state is populated. As the number of diamagnetic centers in the cubic lattice increases, the net magnetization and critical temperature of the material decrease considerably. The phenomenon is reversible: releasing the pressure restores the magnetic properties of the original material. However, we have found that under more severe pressure conditions, a metastable sample containing 22% Cr III -NtC-Fe II linkages can be obtained. X-ray absorption spectroscopy and magnetic circular dichroism of this metastable sample confirm the linkage isomerization process.

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