Low temperature calorimetric and magnetic studies of copper(II) in 1,4-diazacycloheptane-copper(II) systems

Gul Dad Khattak*, M. Sakhawat Hussain, P. H. Keesom, L. E. Wenger

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Abstract

Low temperature specific heat and magnetic susceptibility studies were carried out on polycrystalline pellets of three copper(II) complexes of 1.4-diazacycloheptane having different geometries. Above 4 K, the specific heat can be described by the relation: C = αT3 which allows the determination of Debye temperatures for the investigated systems. Below 4 K, the specific heat rises very fast and goes through a maximum at Tmax suggesting weak antiferromagnetic interactions. These findings are substantiated by the Curie-Weiss behavior in the ac susceptibility results and by the general features of the M vs. H curves.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)407-415
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume75
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 1988

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Support from the Cryogenic Facility of the KFUPM Physics Department, the KFUPM Research Committee (Grant PH/PHYSPROP/43) and from the KFUPM Chemistry Department are acknowledged. The research at the Wayne State University was supported by the National Science Foundation, Grant no. DMR-840071.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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