Critical behavior of quasi-2D organic-inorganic halide perovskite (C6H5CH2CH2NH3)2CuCl4 single crystals

Critical behavior of quasi two-dimensional organic-inorganic halide perovskites (C₆H₅CH₂CH₂NH₃)₂CuCl₄ is investigated using magneto-thermal and isothermal magnetic properties along the easy axis. Banerjee's criterion indicates that phase transition from paramagnetic to ferromagnetic phases below T_C = 9.4 K is of second-order. Scaling analysis reveals that critical exponent β from spontaneous magnetization in the critical region below T_C and δ from critical isotherm at T_C are found to be 0.22(3) and 9.28–9.4, close to 2D finite XY model. Meanwhile, γ from magnetic susceptibility in the critical region above T_C is gradually decreased from 2.4 at high-temperature region. Critical exponents from magneto-thermal properties are found to be consistent with those determined from magnetization isotherms. The reliability of critical values is verified using the scaling hypothesis. Our results evidence that (C₆H₅CH₂CH₂NH₃)₂CuCl₄ crossovers from isotropic 2D Heisenberg to anisotropic 3D models towards T_C and can be promising candidates for magnetocaloric materials for hydrogen reliquefaction.