Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of Gd3+ in Single Crystals of La(C2H5SO4)3· 9H2O, Bi2Mg3(NO3)12· 24H2O, and Sm(C2H5SO4)3· 9H2O Below 40 G

Electron paramagnetic resonance studies of Gd3+ ion in three types of magnetically dilute single crystals possessing C3 site symmetry have been carried out at magnetic fields below 40 G and at 77°K. The zero‐field splittings and g factors of Gd3+ obtained from these studies are compared with those obtained from: (a) a previous low‐field EPR study of Gd3+ in La(C2H5SO4)3· 9H2O, (b) conventional (high‐field) EPR studies in this laboratory of Gd3+ in the same three host‐crystal systems; (c) previous conventional (high‐field) EPR studies of Gd3+ in La(C2H5SO4)3· 9H2O and in Bi2Mg3(NO3)12· 24H2O. While all possible such comparisons involving ±7/2, ±5/2 and ±5/2, ±3/2 transitions showed agreement within the stated uncertainties of the various data sets, those involving ±3/2, ±1/2 transitions did not. Moreover, anomalous absorptions of lower intensity consistently were observed to the low‐field side of the +3/2, +1/2 and the −3/2, −1/2 transitions only. These anomalous signals are shown to be interpretable as ar...

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