Multifunctional Synergistic Response Induced by Phase Transition in Molecular Compounds
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of (TMAA)2[CoCl4] (1)
2.3. Synthesis of (TMAA)2[MnCl4] (2)
2.4. X-Ray Single-Crystal Structure Determination
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural Description
3.2. Magnetic Properties
3.3. Dielectric Properties
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, X.-F.; Wang, T.; Liao, D.; Wu, N.; Peng, Y.; Zhang, S.-Y.; Hu, Z.-B. Multifunctional Synergistic Response Induced by Phase Transition in Molecular Compounds. Magnetochemistry 2025, 11, 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11050041
Chen X-F, Wang T, Liao D, Wu N, Peng Y, Zhang S-Y, Hu Z-B. Multifunctional Synergistic Response Induced by Phase Transition in Molecular Compounds. Magnetochemistry. 2025; 11(5):41. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11050041
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Xiao-Feng, Tao Wang, Dan Liao, Nan Wu, Yan Peng, Shi-Yong Zhang, and Zhao-Bo Hu. 2025. "Multifunctional Synergistic Response Induced by Phase Transition in Molecular Compounds" Magnetochemistry 11, no. 5: 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11050041
APA StyleChen, X.-F., Wang, T., Liao, D., Wu, N., Peng, Y., Zhang, S.-Y., & Hu, Z.-B. (2025). Multifunctional Synergistic Response Induced by Phase Transition in Molecular Compounds. Magnetochemistry, 11(5), 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetochemistry11050041