Structural phase transition and phase diagram of half doped organometallic compound [(CH3)2NH2]Mn0.5Ni0.5(HCOO)3

Structural phase transition in half doped compound [(CH3)2NH2]Mn0.5Ni0.5(HCOO)3 is investigated. Differential scanning calorimetry data indicated this to be a distinct transition with enthalpy 465.6 J/mol. Powder X-ray diffraction at different temperature shows structural phase transition from trigonal R-3c to monoclinic Cc through co-existing mixed phase. Based on the experimental results, a phase diagram has been proposed. This phase transition is confirmed to be of first order nature by specific heat measurement. Entropy change and latent heat of the phase transition are also calculated from specific heat which are found to be 2.53 J/mol-K and 412 J/mol respectively.