Antiferromagnetic exchange in manganese(II) monophenylphosphinate and the effects of cadmium doping

Abstract

Mn[H(C6H5)PO2]2, its cadmium analogue, and mixed metal materials of composition Mn1−xCdx[H(C6H5)PO2]2 (x = 0.005, 0.01, 0.09, 0.27, and 0.47) have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and low-temperature (4.2 to 80 K) magnetic susceptibility studies. The materials are shown to be isomorphous and are considered to have polymeric structures in which chains of metal atoms are linked by bridging phosphinate groups. The pure manganese compound is antiferromagnetic (maximum in xm at ~35 K) and the magnetic data for the compound have been analyzed according to two theoretical models for linear chains of antiferromagnetically coupled manganese(II) (d5, spin-free) ions. The Wagner and Friedberg model gives J = −3.00 cm−1 and the Weng model gives J = −2.78 cm−1. The effects of replacing Mn2+ by Cd2+ ions in the polymer is to increase the magnetic susceptibility (per mol of Mn) at all temperatures. Analysis of the data as a function of Cd doping indicates the incorporation of a paramagnetic component to the susceptibility which increases with increasing Cd content. In addition, the absolute value of the exchange coupling constant appears to decrease as the Cd content increases. These effects are considered in terms of a random defect model in which the replacement of Mn ions in the polymer by Cd ions results in the formation of Cd ion separated finite magnetic chain fragments. Keywords: manganese(II) monophenylphosphinate, magnetic properties, coordination polymer, cadmium doped antiferromagnet.