Investigations on the Spin Hamiltonian Parameters and the Local Structures for Various Rh2+ Centers in NaCl

Abstract

The spin Hamiltonian parameters (the g factors, the hyperfine structure constants, and the superhyperfine parameters) and the local structures for various Rh2+ centers OI, OII, and RTAX in NaCl are theoretically investigated from the perturbation formulas of these parameters for a 4d7 ion in tetragonally and orthorhombically elongated octahedra. The related molecular orbital coefficients and the ligand unpaired spin densities are determined quantitatively from the cluster approach in a uniform way. The centers OI, OII (orthorhombic) or RTAX (tetragonal) are attributed to the substitutional Rh2+ on Na+ site, associated with two, one or none next nearest neighbour cation vacancies VNa along [100] (or [010]) axis, respectively. The ligand octahedra in the orthorhombic centers OI and OII are found to suffer the relative elongations ΔZ ≈0.071 and 0.068 °A along the [001] axis due to the Jahn-Teller effect, and the intervening ligand(s) in the VNa and the Rh2+ may undergo the inward displacements ΔX ≈ 0.001 and 0.011 A° towards Rh2+, respectively. As for the tetragonal center RTAX, the uncompensated [RhCl6]4− cluster is found to experience the relative elongation ΔZ ≈ 0.067 °A along the [001] axis of the Jahn-Teller nature. The calculated spin Hamiltonian parameters based on the above local structures show good agreement with the observed values for all the centers.