Disorder−Order Ferroelectric Transition in the Metal Formate Framework of [NH4][Zn(HCOO)3]
摘要:
A three-dimensional chiral metal formate framework compound, [NH4][Zn(HCOO)(3)], undergoes a paraelectric-ferroelectric phase transition at 191 K triggered by the disorder-order transition of NH4+ cations within the structure.
Multiferroic metalorganicframeworks (MOFs) with magnetic ordering and ferroelectric ordering coexisting have recently drawn considerable interest for their amazing applications in the field of magnetoelectric multifunctional materials. Based on the Landau theory and related characterizations, this comment in detail discusses the second-order ferroelectric phase transition of ABO 3 perovskite-type MOFs, including
Temperature- and Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions in the Metal Formate Framework of [ND<sub>4</sub>][Zn(DCOO)<sub>3</sub>] and [NH<sub>4</sub>][Zn(HCOO)<sub>3</sub>]
Vibrational properties and the temperature-induced phase transition mechanism have been studied in [NH4][Zn(HCOO)(3)] and [ND4][Zn(DCOO)(3)] metal organic frameworks by variable-temperature dielectric, IR, and Raman measurements. DFT calculations allowed proposing the detailed assignment of vibrational modes to respective motions of atoms in the unit cell. Temperature-dependent studies reveal a very weak isotopic effect on the phase transition temperature and confirm that ordering of ammonium cations plays a major role in the mechanism of the phase transition. We also present high-pressure Raman scattering studies on [ND4][Zn(DCOO)(3)]. The results indicate the rigidity of the formate ions and strong compressibility of the ZnO6 octahedra. They also reveal the onset of a pressure-induced phase transition at about 1.1 GPa. This transition has strong first-order character, and it is associated with a large distortion of the metal formate framework. Our data indicate the presence of at least two nonequivalent formate ions in the high-pressure structure with very different C-D bonds. The decompression experiment shows that the transition is reversible.
Coexistence of Magnetic and Electric Orderings in the Metal–Formate Frameworks of [NH<sub>4</sub>][M(HCOO)<sub>3</sub>]
A family of three-dimensional chiral metal formate frameworks of [NH4][M(HCOO)(3)] (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Zn) displays paraelectric to ferroelectric phase transitions between 191 and 254 K, triggered by disorder order transitions of NH4+ cations and their displacement within the framework channels, combined with spin-canted antiferromagnetic ordering within 8-30 K for the magnetic members, providing a new class of metal-organic frameworks showing the coexistence of magnetic and electric orderings.