[Theoretical Investigation of the Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Parameters and Local Structures for Zinc Phosphate...

As an important model system, 3d(1) ions (VO2+, V4+ et al) have been extensively investigated by means of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and many experimental results of EPR parameters were also measured. The optical absorption and EPR parameters (g factors g||, g⊥ and hyperfine structure constants A||, A⊥) of a tetragonal V4+ center in zinc phosphate glass are theoretically investigated, using the perturbation formulas for a 3d(1) ion in tetragonally compressed octahedra. Since the spin-orbit coupling parameter r (150 cm(-1)) of ligand O2- is close to that ξp(0) (≈248 cm(-1)) of the central 3d(1) ion in zinc phosphate glass doped VO2+, the effect of the spin-orbit coupling parameter ξp(0) on the EPR spectra and optical absorption spectra should be taken into account. In this work, the relationship between the EPR parameters as well as the optical absorption spectra and the local structure of the impurity center are established based on the superposition model. By fitting the calculated EPR parameters and optical absorption spectra for V4+ center in zinc phosphate glass to the experimental data, the local structure parameters of [VO6](8-) cluster are obtained. According to the investigation, the magnitudes of the metal-ligand distances parallel and perpendicular to the C4-axis of [VO6](8-) cluster are, respectively, R|| ≈ 0.175 nm and R⊥ ≈ 0.197 nm, the local structure around the V4+ ions possesses a compressed tetragonal distortion along C4 axis. Theoretical results of EPR parameters and optical absorption spectra are in good agreement with experimental data, the validity of the calculated results has also been discussed. Thus, perturbation method is effective to the studies the EPR parameters and optical spectra of transition-metal 3d ions in crystals. In addition, based on the studies of the hyperfine structure constants (All and A1), one can found that the large value of kappa indicates a large contribution to the hyperfine constant by the unpaired selectron.