Polarized reflection and ESR measurements have been carried out on single crystals of newly synthesized halogen-bridged one-dimensional (1D) metal complexes {M(chxn${)}_2$Br}${\mathrm{Br}}_2$ (M=Pt, Pd, Ni; chxn=1R,2R-cyclohexanediamine), which have tight hydrogen bonds between ligands (chxn) and counter anions (${\mathrm{Br}}^{\mathrm{-}}$) and construct a two-dimensional (2D) hydrogen-bond network. Both the polarized reflection spectra and the temperature-dependent ESR signals indicate that the electronic state of M=Ni is essentially different from that of M=Pt (or Pd). From the analysis of these results, it can be concluded that the complex for M=Ni is in a monovalent state, where a Mott insulator is formed in a (-${\mathrm{Ni}}^{3+}$-${\mathrm{Br}}^{\mathrm{-}}$-) regular chain, in contrast to the mixed-valent state (-${\mathit{M}}^{2+}$-${\mathrm{Br}}^{\mathrm{-}}$-${\mathit{M}}^{4+}$-${\mathrm{Br}}^{\mathrm{-}}$-) for M=Pt and Pd. Thermally excited paramagnetic spins observed for the Pd complex can be explained by the soliton-kink model under the influence of the 2D hydrogen-bond network.

• Received 30 April 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.42.10381