• X F Wang

Articles written in Pramana – Journal of Physics

• Investigations on the local structure and 𝑔 factors for the interstitial Ti3+ in TiO2

The EPR 𝑔 factors $g_{i}$ $(i = x, y, z)$ for the interstitial Ti3+ in rutile are theoretically studied from the perturbation formulas of these parameters for a 3d1 ion in rhombically compressed octahedra. The ligand octahedron in the impurity center is found to be less compressed than that on the host interstitial site due to the Jahn–Teller effect. The local compression parameter $(\approx 0.026)$ and the rhombic distortion angle $\delta \phi'$ $(\approx 0.7^{\circ})$ around the impurity Ti3+ are smaller than the host values ($\approx 0.091$ and 3.5°). The theoretical 𝑔 factors based on the above local structural parameters are in good agreement with the experimental data. In addition, the 𝑔 factors for a tetragonal interstitial Ti3+ center are also reasonably interpreted.

• Studies of the 𝑔 factors and the superhyperfine parameters for Ni3+ in the fluoroperovskites

The 𝑔 factors and the ligand superhyperfine parameters $A'$ and $B'$ for Ni3+ in KMgF3, CsCaF3 and RbCaF3 are theoretically studied from the formulas of these parameters for a 3d7 ion under octahedral environments in the weak field scheme. The unpaired spin densities for the fluorine 2s, 2p$_{\sigma}$ and 2p$_{\pi}$ orbitals are quantitatively determined from the molecular orbital and configuration interaction coefficients based on the cluster approach. The calculated results show good agreement with the experimental data, based on only one adjustable parameter (i.e., the proportionality factor 𝜌 related to the ligand s- and p-orbitals). The superhyperfine parameters for the axial and planar ligands in RbCaF3:Ni3+ are satisfactorily interpreted from the different impurity–ligand distances due to the elongation of the ligand octahedron during cubic-to-tetragonal phase transition.

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November 2019

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