Room temperature photoinduced magnetism in [py.H]3[FeCl4]2Cl

• Published in: Materials chemistry and physics Vol. 168; pp. 35 - 41
• Main Authors: Baniasadi, F., Tehranchi, M.M., Fathi, M.B., Hamidi, S.M., Safari, N., Amani, V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15-11-2015
• Subjects: Ab-initio calculations; Electronic structure; Magnetic properties; Optical properties; Organometallic compounds; X-ray scattering; Electronic structure; X-ray scattering; Optical properties; Ab-initio calculations; Organometallic compounds; Magnetic properties
• ISSN: 0254-0584; 1879-3312
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2015.10.021

Photoinduced magnetism in a homogeneous solution of [py.H]3[FeCl4]2Cl is measured by Faraday rotation in visible light (λ∼450–750 nm) at room temperature. The physics of this phenomenon may be attributed to electronic transitions caused by absorption of light. X-ray diffraction and Debye function analysis are therefore applied to find the abundant unit of molecules dissolved in the solution which are being further utilized to investigate the electronic structure and molecular orbitals by means of hybrid density function theory (B3LYP). Faraday rotation is observed at certain wavelengths consistent with energy differences of HOMO-LUMO energy levels. Thus this work puts forward a new material with certain photomagnetic properties which may be used in fabrication of room temperature magneto-optical switches.
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•Photoinduced magnetism in (FeCl4)2(py.H)3Cl is illustrated via Faraday rotation.•The abundant unit of molecule is characterized by Debye function analysis of XRD.•PIM in the molecule is attributed to the charge transfer between HOMO-LUMO.