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Two isostructural double halide-bridged polymers, consisting of stacked Cu2L2X4 dimers, with L = benzamide (BA) and X = Cl- in CuClBA and X = Br- in CuBrBA, were synthesised. The experimental magnetic data of both compounds were recorded and it was found that the chi(m) data fitted a 1D alternating FM/AFM model. A computational First-Principles Bottom-Up computational study was conducted to understand the micro- and bulk magnetic properties. It was determined that a strong ferromagnetic (FM) interaction occurs within the Cu(2)BA(2)X(4) dimer, with an anti-ferromagnetic (AFM) interaction diagonally connecting Cu(2)BA(2)X(4) dimeric moieties. For CuClBA, a 1D alternating FM/AFM chain topology was found, whereas CuBrBA shows additional competing interactions within the 1D alternating FM/AFM chain. Strikingly, the magnetic topology for both compounds is different than that expected from crystal packing analyses. Tuning the weaker competing interactions within the double halide-bridged chains might be a good strategy to extend the bulk FM character of the compound. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Mihai Adrian Ionescu, Daesung Park