EPR Data on Ni(II) Doped Cu(II) Acetate Monohydrate Single Crystals: Evidence of Ni2+ — Cu2+ Exchange-Coupled Pairs

Abstract

Electron paramagnetic resonance measurements on nickel(ll) doped copper(ll) acetate mono­hydrate single crystals have been made. In the liquid helium temperature range, spectra have been observed which may be assigned to Ni2+-Cu2+ strongly coupled mixed pairs in the state of total spin S = 1/2. This result represents a definite difference of magnetic behaviour from the case of the nickel(II) doped dicopper(II) tetra(μ-benzoato-O,O′)bis(quinoline) complex, which has the same sandwich dimeric structure but shows spectra indicative of a S=3/2 state. Apart from this difference, unusual EPR data are found such as pronounced misalignments of g with respect to the relevant pair axes and very large values of the hyperfine coupling constant of the copper nucleus, which characteristically recall that case.