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Hao Yang1,2,3, Tao Cheng2,3, William A Goddard2,3
1State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering and College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 211816 , People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Planar bis-1,2-dithiolene complex anions of a transition metal (denoted as [M(dithiolato)2]- and M = Ni, Pd, or Pt ion) favor forming columnar stacks of anions in the crystal that feature S = 1/2 spin-chains, and such a spin-chain compound often undergoes a spin-Peierls-type transition, making this a promising material for conducting and magnetic switching. However, current examples show the transition temperatures are far too low for most applications. We use quantum mechanics to predict that changing the cation arrangement from the boat-type to the chair-type packing configuration in a spin-Peierls-type [Ni(dithiolato)2]- complex will substantially stabilize the antiferromagnetic coupling, dramatically increasing the transition temperature. We estimate that the [Ni(mnt)2]-based complexes (mnt = maleonitriledithiolate) with chair-type packing of cations will lead to critical temperatures of ∼170, ∼252, and ∼310 K for S-, Se-, and Te-based mnt, respectively. We also suggest how to stabilize the chair-type configurations of these systems.
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