Single crystal EPR studies of paramagnetic ions doped zinc potassium phosphate hexahydrate; Part III: Mn(II)-a case of rhombic distortion.
Single crystal electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies of Mn(II) doped zinc potassium phosphate hexahydrate have been carried out at room temperature. Single crystal rotations along the three orthogonal axes indicate orthorhombic symmetry with spin-Hamiltonian parameters as: g(xx) = 1.9997; g(yy) = 1.9538; g(zz) = 1.9524, D(xx) = 15.49 mT; D(yy) = 0.22 mT; D(zz) = -15.71 mT, A(xx) = 11.70 mT; A(yy) = 10.53 mT; A(zz) = 10.42 mT and a = 0.8 x 10(-4) cm(-1). A large E term indicates considerable distortion from axial symmetry. The impurity is found to enter the lattice substitutionally. The distortion axis for the impurity has been identified along one of the Zn-O bond directions in the crystal.
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Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, R.V. Nagar, Kalapet, Pondicherry 605014, India.
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D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008345:Manganese / Q000737:chemistry*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D017680:Potassium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
D010710:Phosphates; D017680:Potassium Compounds; D008345:Manganese; C013216:potassium phosphate; D015032:Zinc