“…Recently, a group of [A + ][M 1 M 2 (HCOO) x ] MOFs (where A + is ammonium, organic ammonium or other N-based cation) have attracted interest because of the order-disorder phase transition and multiferroic properties at low temperature. In general, these MOFs can be divided into five sub-groups: - [A + ][M II (HCOO) 3 ] (M II = Mg, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd) exhibiting an order-disorder phase transition and multiferroic properties; ,−
- [A + ][M I 0.5 M III 0.5 (HCOO) 3 ] (M I = Na, K; M III = Fe, Cr) showing ferroelastic, ferroelectric, luminescent properties and pronounced dielectric relaxation; ,−
- [A + ][M III M II (HCOO) 6 ], where coexistence of antiferroelectric and magnetic orders has been reported for the Fe III Fe II compounds; ,−
- [A + ][Ln III (HCOO) 4 ] (Ln III = Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Er, Y) exhibiting luminescence and magnetic properties; ,,
- Other MOFs with formula [A + ][M 1 M 2 (HCOO) x ].
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