Paul Jensen, Stuart R. Batten, Gary D. Fallon, Boujemaa Moubaraki, Keith S. Murray and David J. Price
β-Zn(dca)2 and 0.12% Co(II) doped β-Zn(dca)2 contain tetrahedrally coordinated metal ions within a corrugated sheet network structure [dca = dicyanamide, N(CN)2–], β-Co(dca)2 is a spin-canted antiferromagnet (TN = 9 K), while the rutile-like octahedral α-form is a ferromagnet.