Magnetism and Structure: Model Studies on Transition Metal Fluorides and Cyanides

Abstract

Magnetochemical studies performed on 3d transition metal fluorides and cyanides are reported. The antiferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic behavior observed for various members of the two series of compounds is shown to depend on the geometric and electronic features of the crystal structures and ions. Variation of these features for selected model substances has permitted the separation of the different influences, and these are systematically discussed by using simple qualitative aspects of chemical bonding.