Dynamics and Supramolecular Organization of the 1D Spin Transition Polymeric Chain Compound [Fe(NH2trz)3](NO3)2. Muon Spin Relaxation

The thermal spin transition that occurs in the polymeric chain compound [Fe(NH2trz)3](NO3)2 above room temperature has been investigated by zero-field muon spin relaxation (μSR) over the temperature range ∼8−402 K. The depolarization curves are best described by a Lorentzian and a Gaussian line that represent fast and slow components, respectively. The spin transition is associated with a hysteresis loop of width ΔT = 34 K (T 1/ 2 ↑ = 346 K and T 1/2 ↓ = 312 K) that has been delineated by the temperature variation of the initial asymmetry parameter, in good agreement with previously published magnetic measurements. Zero-field and applied field (20−2000 Oe) μSR measurements show the presence of diamagnetic muon species and paramagnetic muonium radical species (A = 753 ± 77 MHz) over the entire temperature range. Fast dynamics have been revealed in the high-spin state of [Fe(NH2trz)3](NO3)2 with the presence of a Gaussian relaxation mode that is mostly due to the dipolar interaction with static nuclear moments. This situation, where the muonium radicals are totally decoupled and not able to sense paramagnetic fluctuations, implies that the high-spin dynamics fall outside the muon time scale. Insights to the origin of the cooperative effects associated with the spin transition of [Fe(NH2trz)3](NO3)2 through muon implantation are presented.