Magneto-elastic coupling in multiferroic metal-organic framework [(CH3)2NH2]Co(HCOO)3

Abstract

Metal-organic frameworks based on metal-formates have emerged as a intriguing class of multiferroics with wide range of applications. In this work, we present magneto-Raman spectroscopic investigations on [(CH3)2NH2]Co(HCOO)3 belonging to this family. The spectroscopic studies were performed at magnetic fields up to 31 T at the temperature of 2.3 K. It was observed that the formate bending mode at around 798 cm−1 shifts to higher energies with increasing magnetic field. The magneto-response of the phonon also exhibits anomalies at magnetic fields of 14.5 T and 23.5 T corresponding to magnetic phase transitions. Based on our results, we conclude that the formate bending mode does play a role in facilitating the saturation of magnetic states similar to its Mn and Ni analogs.