Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance ›› 2020, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 399-406.doi: 10.11938/cjmr20192787

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A Theoretical Study of the EPR Spectra and Local Structures of Cu2+ Center in Cu1-xHxZr2(PO4)3

ZHOU Zi-fa1, CHEN Fu1, ZHANG Hua-ming2   

  1. 1. School of Physics and Electronic Information, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao 334000, China;
    2. School of Testing and Optoelectronic Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
  • Received:2019-10-29 Online:2020-09-05 Published:2020-02-28

Abstract: Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) parameters (i.e., g factor and hyperfine structure constant A) of the Cu2+ centers in Cu1-xHxZr2(PO4)3 were simulated theoretically using high-order perturbation formulas for Cu2+ in rhombically elongated octahedra. The Cu-O bond-lengths of the[CuO6]10- cluster in the Cu1-xHxZr2(PO4)3 crystal were found to be R|| ≈ 0.241 nm and R ≈ 0.215 nm. The plane bond angle was τ ≈ 80.1°. Because of reduced symmetry, the ground state wave function exhibited admixtures between 2A1g(θ) and 2A1g(ε) with a mixing coefficient α≈0.995. The calculated EPR parameters showed good agreement with the experimental data.

Key words: Cu1-xHxZr2(PO4)3, crystal-field theory, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), local structure

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