“…The FT-IR spectra of Mn 1/2 Fe 1/2 (H 2 PO 4 ) 2 ·2H 2 O (Figure a) and MnFeP 4 O 12 (Figure b) are very similar to those of M(H 2 PO 4 ) 2 · 2H 2 O and M 2 P 4 O 12 (M = Mn or Fe), respectively. ,,,,, The band position are shifted to the values between those of individual M(H 2 PO 4 ) 2 · 2H 2 O and M 2 P 4 O 12 (M = Mn or Fe), and sharp or weak bands are observed, indicating the inserting of different metal cations (Mn and Fe) in the skeleton. Consequently, vibrational bands are identified in relation to the crystal structure in terms of the fundamental vibrating units, H 2 PO 4 − and H 2 O for Mn 1/2 Fe 1/2 (H 2 PO 4 ) 2 ·2H 2 O and [P 4 O 12 ] 4− ion for MnFeP 4 O 12 , and are assigned according to the literature. ,,, It is known that the existence of short OH···O hydrogen bonds in a variety of strongly hydrogen-bonded solids is manifested by the appearance of the characteristic ABC structure of the ν(OH) vibration. Usually, the ABC bands are very broad and consist of many ill-resolved components.…”