Spin polarization in electrodeposited thin films of the molecule-based magnetic semiconductor Cr5.5(CN)12•11.5H2O

The magnetoresistance (MR) effect of thin films of the Prussian Blue Analogue (PBA) Cr-5.5(CN)(12)center dot 11.5H(2)O, prepared by electrochemical deposition, has been measured using the standard two-point probe method. This molecule-based ferrimagnetic material, with a T-c = 240 K, exhibits MR up to 2% at 6 T and 200 K.