Pi-back-donation effect of the cyanide ligands on the electron correlation and charge transfer in Prussian blue RbMn[Fe(CN)(6)].
The temperature-induced charge transfer between the Mn and Fe sites in RbMn[Fe(CN)(6)] was analyzed by density functional theory calculations. Our analysis indicates that the extent of electron correlation (equivalently, the pairing energy or the on-site repulsion) is much greater for the Mn(n+) ion than for the Fe(n+) ion (n = 2, 3). This surprising and counterintuitive finding is a consequence of the pi-back-donation effect of the CN ligands.
Tian
Chuan
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Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, USA.
Kan
Erjun
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Lee
Changhoon
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Whangbo
Myung-Hwan
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