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1,2,3-Dithiazolyl and 1,2,35-Dithiadiazolyl Radicals as Spin-Bearing ...

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I-16e<br />

I-16f<br />

One of the most interesting DTDA b<strong>as</strong>ed compounds discovered to date is I-16f<br />

which h<strong>as</strong> received considerable interest since its discovery in 1995 by Banister et al. 81<br />

They reported that the β-ph<strong>as</strong>e of this compound w<strong>as</strong> a spin-canted antiferromagnet<br />

ordering at 36 K. 81<br />

<strong>Spin</strong>-canting antiferromagnetism, also sometimes called “weak<br />

ferromagnetism”, arises when the spins of neighbouring units line up such that they are<br />

tilted slightly to one side with alternating up/down orientations of neighbouring unpaired<br />

spins.<br />

The result is that the vector sum of each of their moments provides a<br />

unidirectional magnetization. A pictorial representation of this can be seen in Figure 1-9.<br />

The small magnetic moment which this produces, rises to 1.5×10 -3 μ B <strong>as</strong> the temperature<br />

Figure 1-9. Pictorial representation of spin-canting. Orientation of neighbouring spin vectors (above) <strong>and</strong><br />

resultant weak vector of magnetization (below).<br />

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