Photomagnetic CoFe Prussian Blue Analogues: Role of the Cyanide Ions as Active Electron Transfer Bridges Modulated by Cyanide-Alkali Metal Ion Interactions

摘要

X-ray absorption spectra at the Co L_(2,3)-edges were analyzed by means of ligand field multiplet calculations in different states of three photomagnetic CoFe Prussian blue analogues of chemical formula Cs_2Co_4[Fe(CN)_6]_(3.3)·11H_2O,Rb_2Co_4[Fe(CN)_6]_(3.3)·11H_2O and Na_2Co_4[Fe(CN)_6]_(3.3)·11H_2O. These simulations of the experimental spectra allowed the quantification of the crystal field parameter (10Dq). This determination led us (i) to evidence different behaviors of the Co~(III)(LS) and Co~(II)(HS) ions in the three-dimensional structure related to their electronic configurations, (ii) to propose an approach based on the electronic density distribution along the Co-NC-Fe linkage to account for the energy position of the states implied in the switching properties of the compounds, and (iii) to explain the different photomagnetic properties observed as a function of the size of the inserted alkali cation by competing interactions between the cyanide ion and the transition metal ions within the CoFe cyanide bimetallic network on the one hand and the cyanide ion and the alkali metal ions on the other hand.