The electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of Ag2+ 3

A highly resolved EPR spectrum of the silver trimer 109Ag2+ 3, present in 109Ag1-NaA zeolite, has been measured. The spectrum is characterized by an axially symmetric spin Hamiltonian having and for each of the 109Ag nuclei The g and hyperfine anisotropy are clearly resolved in the spectrum. The results are compared with theoretical calculations available in the literature. The axial symmetry of the spectrum is attributed to rapid reorientation of the trimer about its threefold axis, so that effects of rhombicity of the hyperfine tensor are averaged out. Between 180 K and 140 K the spectrum changes due to a decrease of the reorientation rate.