Abstract
The electric field gradients (EFG) Vzz and Vxx-Vyy at the nucleus of 157Gd3+ have been determined, using ENDOR, for CaF2:Gd3+M+(M+=Li,K+) and SrCl2:Gd3+Na+. The results are compared with the electronic zero-field splitting parameters of Gd3+, B20 and B22 for the same sites. A simple relation between the EFG and B20 and B22, which is expected because the host crystals are ionic, is not found. The EFG at the nucleus of Na+ in SrCl2:Gd3+Na+ have also been determined, along with the magnetic dipole hyperfine interaction between this nucleus and Gd3+. The strength of the latter interaction reveals that the Gd3+-Na+ distance is at least 0.1 AA larger than the corresponding Sr2+-Sr2+ distance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2659-2670 |
Journal | Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1979 |