Abstract

In this short communication, we report a new carbon material prepared from meta-linked polyaniline that exhibits weak antiferromagnetic interactions at low temperature. The synthesis of poly(meta-aniline), abbreviated as m-PANI, was conducted using the Ullmann reaction with the aid of Cu+ as a catalyst in the presence of K2CO3. After the generation of radical cations by vapor-phase doping with iodine, carbonization was performed to prepare carbon polyaniline (C-PANI), which comprises condensed benzene rings. Analysis with a superconducting quantum interference device revealed that the resultant carbon exhibits antiferromagnetism at low temperatures. The discovery of this weak antiferromagnetic carbon may contribute to the development of carbon magnets.

Highlights

  • Polymer magnetism has been intensively studied with the aim of obtaining polymer ferromagnets that exhibit a ferromagnetic spin alignment

  • The magnetic coupling of triplet phenylene units was reported by Iwamura in 1989 [1]; the ferromagnetic behavior of pyrolyzed o, m, and p-phenylenediamine and triazine derivatives was reported by Yoshino [2]; and Nishide et al achieved ferromagnetic spin alignment with 3,4‘-bis(diphenylamino)stilbene [3]

  • We present the synthetic method for the preparation of weak antiferromagnetic carbon and the superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) analysis results as a contribution to the development of carbon magnets

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Introduction

Polymer magnetism has been intensively studied with the aim of obtaining polymer ferromagnets that exhibit a ferromagnetic spin alignment. The magnetic coupling of triplet phenylene units was reported by Iwamura in 1989 [1]; the ferromagnetic behavior of pyrolyzed o-, m-, and p-phenylenediamine and triazine derivatives was reported by Yoshino [2]; and Nishide et al achieved ferromagnetic spin alignment with 3,4‘-bis(diphenylamino)stilbene [3]. Carbon magnets have been widely studied by both experimental and theoretical techniques [6,7]. Our research group has focused on the development of organic magnetic materials for a long time.

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