Zusammenfassung
Vibrational properties and the temperature-induced phase transition
mechanism have been studied in NH4Zn(HCOO)(3) and
ND4Zn(DCOO)(3) metal organic frameworks by variable-temperature
dielectric, IR, and Raman measurements. DFT calculations allowed
proposing the detailed assignment of vibrational modes to respective
motions of atoms in the unit cell. Temperature-dependent studies reveal
a very weak isotopic effect on the phase transition temperature and
confirm that ordering of ammonium cations plays a major role in the
mechanism of the phase transition. We also present high-pressure Raman
scattering studies on ND4Zn(DCOO)(3). The results indicate the
rigidity of the formate ions and strong compressibility of the ZnO6
octahedra. They also reveal the onset of a pressure-induced phase
transition at about 1.1 GPa. This transition has strong first-order
character, and it is associated with a large distortion of the metal
formate framework. Our data indicate the presence of at least two
nonequivalent formate ions in the high-pressure structure with very
different C-D bonds. The decompression experiment shows that the
transition is reversible.
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