Mössbauer spectroscopic study of the thermal spin crossover in [Fe(II)(isoxazole)6](ClO4)2

A. Bhattacharjee, P.J. Van Koningsbruggen, J.S. Miller, P. Gütlich

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Abstract

The Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy of mononuclear [Fe(II)(isoxazole)](ClO) has been studied to reveal the thermal spin crossover of Fe(II) between low-spin (S = 0) and high-spin (S = 2) states. Temperaturedependent spin transition curves have been constructed with the least-square fitted data obtained from the Mössbauer spectra measured at various temperatures between 84 and 270 K during a cooling and heating cycle. This compound exhibits an unusual temperature-dependent spin transition behaviour with T(?) = 223 and T(?) = 213 K occurring in the reverse order in comparison to those observed in SQUID observation and many other spin transition compounds. The compound has three high-spin Fe(II) sites at the highest temperature of study of which two undergo spin transitions. The compound seems to undergo a structural phase transition around the spin transition temperature, which plays a significant role in the spin crossover behaviour as well as the magnetic properties of the compound at temperatures below T. The present study reveals an increase in high-spin fraction upon heating in the temperature range below T, and an explanation is provided.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2713-2718
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
Volume69
Issue number11
Early online date3 Jul 2008
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2008

Keywords

  • inorganic compounds
  • Mössbauer spectroscopy
  • magnetic properties
  • phase transitions

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