Abstract
The quasi-one-dimensional compound CuMn·7.5O was synthesized, and its magnetic susceptibility was measured in the temperature range K. The curve vs presents a minimum at 130 K and a maximum at K where three-dimensional ordering occurs. Magnetization data at 1.3 and 4.2 K in the field range 0-5 T are consistent with an antiferromagnetic interaction between Cu(II) and Mn(II) through the dithioxalato bridge. We present theoretical calculations for isotropic exchange interactions between quantum spins ½ () and classical spins (). The susceptibility is calculated numerically. This theoretical model fits the experimental data well, allowing the determination of the coupling constant as -30.3 . The antiferromagnetic interaction between Cu(II) and Mn(II) metallic ions leads to a one-dimensional ferrimagnetic behavior, characterized for the first time, both experimentally and theoretically.
- Received 23 September 1983
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.29.5144
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