Lamb Mossbauer factor of the spin crossover compound (Fe(BPTN)(NCS)2)

Abstract
The spin crossover transition curve of the compound (Fe(BPTN)(NCS)2) (BPTN=N,N'-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,3-propanediamine) was measured by Mossbauer spectroscopy and susceptibility measurements. The compound was prepared by two different methods yielding a fine powder (a) and single crystals of approximately 0.5 mm in size (b). The transition temperatures T1/2 of the gradual transitions are 182 K (a) and 186 K (b). Within experimental accuracy the transition curves derived from the fractional absorption areas of the Mossbauer spectra are the same as derived from susceptibility measurements so that there is no indication for different Lamb Mossbauer factors of the high-spin (HS) and low-spin (LS) states as reported in the literature. The observation of quite different Debye temperatures Theta D at temperatures where the compounds are completely converted to the HS and LS state is discussed.

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