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Internal magnetic structure of Mn 12 acetate by polarized neutron diffraction

2000; IOP Publishing; Volume: 12; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1088/0953-8984/12/12/318

1361-648X

R. A. Robinson, P. J. Brown, D. N. Argyriou, David N. Hendrickson, Sheila M. J. Aubin,

Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications

The internal magnetic structure of [Mn12 O12 (CD3 COO)16 (H2 O)4 ]·2CD3 COOH · 4H2 O as determined by polarized-beam single-crystal neutron diffraction is reported. The standard picture, in which the inner tetrahedron of (S= 3/2) Mn4+ions is polarized antiparallel to an outer ring of eight (S= 2) Mn3+ions, is confirmed directly. While the total magnetization for the molecule is in good agreement with bulk measurements, the individual moment components on each of the three symmetry-independent Mn sites are less than predicted by the standard picture. There is no evidence for net moments on the oxygen atoms, but overlap of positive and negative magnetization on the oxygen sites cannot be ruled out.