X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of electron and spatial structure of mono- and binuclear Ni(II) carboxylate complexes with nitrogen-containing ligands

Ni3s, Ni3p and Ni2p x-ray photoelectron spectra of mono-and binuclear carboxylate complexes of nickel with various geometry of metal ions environment are obtained. The spectra are calculated in an isolated ion approximation. The dependence of the spectral profiles and the structure of the charge-transfer satellites on the structure of the immediate environment of nickel atoms is established. The data obtained support the results of X-ray diffraction and magnetic studies

Pressure control of magnetic clusters in strongly inhomogeneous ferromagnetic chalcopyrites

Room-temperature ferromagnetism in Mn-doped chalcopyrites is a desire aspect when applying those materials to spin electronics. However, dominance of high Curie-temperatures due to cluster formation or inhomogeneities limited their consideration. Here we report how an external perturbation such as applied hydrostatic pressure in CdGeP(2):Mn induces a two serial magnetic transitions from ferromagnet to non-magnet state at room temperature. This effect is related to the unconventional properties of created MnP magnetic clusters within the host material. Such behavior is also discussed in connection with ab initio density functional calculations, where the structural properties of MnP indicate magnetic transitions as function of pressure as observed experimentally. Our results point out new ways to obtain controlled response of embedded magnetic clusters