Electric field gradient at nuclei on orthorhombic sites in CaF2 and SrCl2 : comparison with electronic zero-field splitting

D. Ormondt, van, J. Andriessen, J.A.M. Dam, M.A. Ast, van, H.W. Hartog, den, E.J. Bijvank

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2659-2670
    JournalJournal of Physics C: Solid State Physics
    Volume12
    Issue number13
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1979

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