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J L Musfeldt1, T V Brinzari, J A Schlueter
1Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee , Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States.
Abstract:
This work brings together diamond anvil cell techniques, vibrational spectroscopies, and complementary lattice dynamics calculations to investigate pressure-induced local lattice distortions in α-Co[N(CN)2]2. Analysis of mode behavior and displacement patterns reveals a series of pressure-driven transitions that modify the CoN6 counter-rotations, distort the octahedra, and flatten the C-N(ax)-C linkages. These local lattice distortions may be responsible for the low temperature magnetic crossover. We also discuss prospects for negative thermal expansion and show that there is not a straightforward low pressure pathway between the pink α and blue β ambient pressure phases of Co[N(CN)2]2.
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