Formation of the layered conductive magnet CrCl₂(pyrazine)₂ through redox-active coordination chemistry

Formation of the layered conductive magnet CrCl2(pyrazine)2 through redox-active coordination chemistryFormation of the layered conductive magnet CrCl₂(pyrazine)₂ through redox-active coordination chemistry, Published online: 10 September 2018; doi:10.1038/s41557-018-0107-7Layered coordination polymers are attractive for the preparation of advanced 2D materials but they are typically non-magnetic insulators. Now such a layered network, CrCl2(pyrazine)2, has been prepared that comprises a paramagnetic metal ion and a redox-active ligand. The material exhibits both magnetism — with a ferrimagnetic ground state — and high electrical conductivity.

Published in: "Nature Chemistry (Advanced Online Publication)".