2023 article
Chiral Ruthenium Halide Semiconductor with Strong Antiferromagnetic Coupling
Lu, H., He, T., Wu, H., Qi, F., Wang, H., Sun, B., … Long, G. (2023, September 15). ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS.
AbstractChiral hybrid organic–inorganic metal halides have attracted wide attention owing to their superior chiroptoelectronic and chirospintronic properties. Here, a new class of chiral lead‐free metal halides, (R/S‐MBA)3Ru2Br9 (MBA = methylbenzylammonium), with unique magnetic properties is reported. (R/S‐MBA)3Ru2Br9 is composed of a surface‐shared octahedron dimer separated by chiral cations and crystallizes into the Sohncke space group of P212121. The crystal structures, chiroptical, magnetic properties, and magnetic circular dichroism of (R/S‐MBA)3Ru2Br9 are systematically investigated. Owing to the strong antiferromagnetic coupling between the Ru atom through bromine bridge in the [Ru2Br9]3− dimer and the weak ferromagnetic coupling between the neighboring [Ru2Br9]3− dimer, (R/S‐MBA)3Ru2Br9 exhibits antiferromagnetic property with Néel temperature at 7 K. Considering the unique magnetic property of ruthenium, together with the rapid progress of antiferromagnetic spintronics and optospintronics recently, this work provides a novel multifunctional lead‐free chiral magnetic candidate toward chiral optoelectronics and antiferromagnetic spintronics.