Reversible crystal-to-amorphous-to-crystal phase transition and a large magnetocaloric effect in a spongelike metal organic framework material

• DOI: 10.1039/c3cc48325h
• Publication Date: 2013-12-18T15:00:29Z
• Authors: Chong-Bin Tian; Rui-Ping Chen; Chao He; Wei-Jin Li; Qi Wei; Xu-Dong Zhang; Shao-Wu Du
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Reversible crystal-to-amorphous-to-crystal phase transition accompanied by changes in magnetic and NLO properties was first observed in a rigid non-porous spongelike MOF material. The crystal phase exhibits a high magnetocaloric effect, while the amorphous phase has potential application as a magnetic DMF sensor.