Thermochimica Acta, Vol.266, 175-184, 1995
Simultaneous Observation of Heat-Capacity and Magnetic-Susceptibility of a Genuine Organic Ferromagnet Under High-Pressures
The magnetic interactions in beta-phase p-NPNN (p-nitrophenyl nitronyl nitroxide), a prototype genuine organic ferromagnet, have been studied by simultaneous measurements of magnetic heat capacity and susceptibility under hydrostatic pressures. A drastic reduction of the Curie temperature from 0.6 K at ambient pressure to 0.35 K at 7.2 kbar has been observed. This makes a significant contrast to the pressure-induced enhancement of the Neel temperature of organic antiferromagnets. A lowering of the magnetic lattice dimensionality is also observed at temperatures slightly above the Curie temperature under pressure, These observations are interpreted in terms of the virtual charge transfer mechanism.
Keywords:NITROPHENYL NITRONYL NITROXIDE;INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTION;PHASE-TRANSITION;TEMPERATURE;CRYSTAL