A magnetic metal-fluoride system is shown for the first time to have a high Curie temperature (≈545 K). The magnetism correlates intimately with the Fe(2+)/Fe(3+) ratio. As the ratio increases, the weak magnetism displayed by unordered magnetic moments intensifies, and these magnetic moments align in parallel. Simultaneously, a magneto-volume effect is also shown to increase the lattice volume.
Keywords: fluorides; magnetic materials; multifunctional materials; spintronics; structure-property relationships.
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