Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.278, 177-194, 1996
Magnetism of Materials Formed by Metal-Ions and Radicals
We briefly review, showing some examples, the current state of magnetic materials containing transition metal and lanthanide ions coupled to nitronyl nitroxide organic radicals. Results obtained with a purely organic ferromagnet, NITSMe, are also illustrated. The case of one molecule containing Mn(lI) ions and nitronyl nitroxide radicals coordinated in a monodimensional structure motiv and possessing non-linear optical activity together with 3D magnetic phase transition is showed. Unusual behavior observed in monodimensional linear chains containing lanthanide ions and nitronyl nitroxide radicals is presented and discussed. Proofs of the excitation of "chiral" domain walls, predicted by I. Harada in 1984, have been found in these frustrated spins systems through specific heat and low temperature low field magnetic measures. Thermodynamic properties were reproduced by using the transfer matrix calculation formalism.
Keywords:ALTERNATING SPIN CHAINS;FERROMAGNETIC INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTION;NITROPHENYL NITRONYL NITROXIDE;NEAREST-NEIGHBOR INTERACTIONS;RARE-EARTH IONS;LINEAR-CHAIN;PHASE-TRANSITIONS;MOLECULAR MATERIAL;CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE;MANGANESE(II)