Issue 24, 2024

Negative linear compressibility exhibited by the hybrid perovskite [(NH2)3C]Er(HCO2)2(C2O4)

Abstract

Extended framework materials with specific topologies can exhibit unusual mechanical behaviour, such as expanding in one direction under hydrostatic (uniform) pressure, known as negative linear compressibility (NLC). Here, two hybrid perovskite frameworks with winerack structures, a known NLC topology, are investigated under pressure. [C(NH2)3]Er(HCO2)2(C2O4) exhibits NLC from ambient pressure to 2.63(10) GPa and is the first reported NLC hybrid perovskite from ambient pressure. However, isostructural [(CH3)2NH2]Er(HCO2)2(C2O4) instead compresses relatively moderately along all axes before it undergoes a phase transition above 0.37(10) GPa. The differences in the mechanical properties can be interpreted from differences in host–guest interactions within these frameworks, primarily their hydrogen bond networks.

Graphical abstract: Negative linear compressibility exhibited by the hybrid perovskite [(NH2)3C]Er(HCO2)2(C2O4)

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Dec 2023
Accepted
22 Feb 2024
First published
22 Feb 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2024,60, 3271-3274

Negative linear compressibility exhibited by the hybrid perovskite [(NH2)3C]Er(HCO2)2(C2O4)

T. J. Hitchings, R. Scatena, D. R. Allan, A. B. Cairns and P. J. Saines, Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 3271 DOI: 10.1039/D3CC06208B

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