title: EPR studies of VO2+ ions in kainite single crystals.
abstract: Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of VO2+ ions doped in Kainite (a mineral salt) single crystals and powder were recorded at room temperature at X-band frequencies. The angular variation studies of the spectra indicate that the VO2+ ion enters Mg2+ ion site substitutionally. The principal values of g and A-tensors were determined from the EPR spectral studies. Using these EPR parameters, the molecular orbital bonding parameters of VO2+ ion in the lattice have been evaluated and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, India. dhanus@bdu.ernet.in
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhanuskodi
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Jeyakumari
mesh_terms: D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D008903:Minerals / Q000737:chemistry*; D014638:Vanadates / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D014638:Vanadates