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Coexistence of ferromagnetism and metallic conductivity in a molecule-based layered compound

Coronado E., Galan-Mascaros J.R., Gomez-Garcia C.J. et al. · Nature · 2000 · 447-449

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Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

The crystal consists of alternating conducting BEDT-TTF cation layers and magnetic mixed-metal oxalate honeycomb layers.

Caveat: The inorganic oxalate-based bimetallic layer is crystallographically disordered in the reported model.

main p.2, article p.448 · Structure paragraph · Fig. 1 · Linked to 3 structured results

Phase AssignmentSupport assessment: High

The compound is assigned as a soft ferromagnet with small coercive fields at low temperature.

Caveat: Coercive field is reported as an approximate range.

main p.2, article p.448 · Magnetic properties · Fig. 2b · Linked to 3 structured results

Structure Property LinkSupport assessment: High

The molecule-based layered compound combines ferromagnetism with metallic in-plane conductivity in the same crystal lattice.

Caveat: Conductivity is carried by BEDT-TTF layers and ferromagnetism by the oxalate layer; no superconductivity is observed above 2 K.

main p.1, article p.447 · Opening paragraph · Linked to 4 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

The magnetic ordering occurs within the bimetallic oxalate layers and is not suppressed by the larger BEDT-TTF-imposed interlayer separation.

Caveat: This is an author interpretation based on comparison with related layered magnets rather than a direct microscopic measurement in this paper.

main p.3, article p.449 · Magnetic discussion · Linked to 3 structured results

Transport MechanismSupport assessment: Medium

The conducting and ferromagnetic sublattices are quasi-independent, with negative magnetoresistance as the only evident interplay.

Caveat: The authors did not report lower-temperature, high-field or pressure transport in this article.

main p.3, article p.449 · Transport discussion · Linked to 3 structured results

Material identities

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MaterialCompositionStructure contextSource
tris(BEDT-TTF) manganese chromium tris(oxalate) layered salt[BEDT-TTF]3[MnCr(C2O4)3]Mixed Mn(II)/Cr(III) bimetallic oxalate network; honeycomb layers of [MnCr(C2O4)3]-. · Oxalate bridges in the inorganic coordination-polymer layer; BEDT-TTF pi-electron donor cations form the conducting organic layer.2D · PristineHybrid organic/inorganic layered crystal with alternating BEDT-TTF conducting layers and bimetallic oxalate honeycomb magnetic layers; triclinic P-1 sublattice, with crystallographic disorder/stacking faults in the inorganic layer.main p.1, article p.447 · Opening paragraphs and synthesis paragraph · Fig. 1

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Thin shiny brown plate-like single crystals of [BEDT-TTF]3[MnCr(C2O4)3]research_0024__mat__bedt_ttf3_mncr_oxalate_layeredSingle Crystal · Target Sample · Mixed MetalAs-grown plate-like single crystals used for single-crystal X-ray diffraction, magnetism and four-contact in-plane transport.Collected from a platinum electrode after electrocrystallisation; no measurement substrate reported.main p.2, article p.448 · Synthesis and structure