Photomagnetic K 0.25Ni 1- xCo x[Fe(CN) 6]• n H 2O and K 0.25Co[Fe(CN) 6] 0.75 y[Cr(CN) 6] 0.75(1-y)• n H 2O prussian blue analogue solid solutions

Daniel M. Pajerowski, Takashi Yamamoto, Yasuaki Einaga

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Abstract

Magnetically bistable solid solutions of Prussian blue analogues with chemical formulas of K αNi 1-xCo x[Fe(CN) 6] β•nH 2O (Ni 1-xCo xFe) and K αCo γ[Fe(CN) 6] y[Cr(CN) 6] 1-y•nH 2O (CoFe yCr 1-y) have been synthesized and studied using mass spectrometry, Mössbauer spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, temperature-dependent infrared spectroscopy, and dc magnetometry. These compounds provide insight into interfaces between the photomagnetic Co-Fe Prussian blue analogue and the high-T C Ni-Cr Prussian blue analogue that exist in high-T C photomagnetic heterostructures. This investigation shows that the bistability of Co-Fe is strongly modified by metal substitution, with Ni 1-xCo xFe stabilizing high-spin cobalt-iron pairs and CoFe yCr 1-y stabilizing low-spin cobalt-iron pairs, while both types of substitution cause a dramatic decrease in the bistability of the material.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3648-3655
Number of pages8
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume51
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 19 2012
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science22108530

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