Observation and deconvolution of a unique EPR signal from two cocrystallized spin triangles
Author(s) -
Logesh Mathivathanan,
Yiannis Sanakis,
Raphael G. Raptis,
Philippe Turek,
A.K. Boudalis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
physical chemistry chemical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.053
H-Index - 239
eISSN - 1463-9084
pISSN - 1463-9076
DOI - 10.1039/d1cp01965a
Subject(s) - electron paramagnetic resonance , isosceles triangle , hyperfine structure , isotropy , symmetry (geometry) , spin (aerodynamics) , physics , nuclear magnetic resonance , spectral line , condensed matter physics , atomic physics , geometry , mathematics , optics , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
A 16-line pattern has been theoretically predicted, but hitherto not reported, for the Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectrum of antiferromagnetically coupled CuII triangles experiencing isotropic exchange of isosceles magnetic symmetry. Now, the crystallization of such a triangular species and its X-ray structure determination in a polar space group, R3 (No. 146), has enabled its single crystal EPR study. Its detailed magnetic susceptibility, and X- and Q-band, powder and single crystal EPR spectroscopic study reveals the effect of molecular structure and of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions (DMI) on the g‖, g⊥ and A‖ parameters of the spectrum; DMI is considered for the first time in such a context. Moreover, careful analysis of the spectrum allows the deconvolution of two slightly different cocrystallized magnetic species.
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