Absorption Spectrum Study on Colloidal Centers in KCl:NCO:K

The absorption spectrum study on metallic colloidal centers in KCl:NCO:K crystals have been performed as a function of annealing temperature in the temperature range of 500–750K. Conversion process between F-centers and colloidal centers was observed and it is found that the NCO ions play an important role in the formation and stability of aggregative centers in alkali halides.     

The ground state of metallic nano-structures in heavily irradiated NaCl-KBF 4

ESR, NMR and static magnetic susceptibility measurements of heavily irradiated NaCl-K and NaCl-KBF 4 are reported. Up to 10% of the NaCl-molecules are transformed into metallic Na nanoparticles and Cl 2 precipitates. In addition, there are paramagnetic F- and F-aggregates, which are coupled by exchange interactions to the conduction electrons in the nanoparticles. Above 160 v K the NMR and ESR signals of NaCl-K and NaCl-KBF 4 show Pauli paramagnetism and the properties of the Na nanoparticles are similar to bulk sodium. A single ESR line is observed revealing exchange interaction between conduction electrons in the nano-particles and F-aggregates. The observed decrease of the ESR susceptibility with decreasing temperature is due to a metal-insulator transition. The conduction electrons are localized below 40 v K and the above mentioned F-aggregate centers contribute significantly to the overall ESR signal. For NaCl-KBF 4 we observed that with decreasing temperature the ESR line shifts towards lower fields due to antiferromagnetic ordering and internal magnetic fields.     

Allgemein-relativistische Dynamik und Machsches Prinzip

The ESR of KCl and KBr single crystals doped with KSH or KSeH is investigated at low temperature. In these crystals interstitial hydrogen atoms are produced by irradiation with ultraviolet light at 20 °K. After annealing to 110 °K for some seconds and recooling to 20 °K the crystals show the resonance spectra of sulfur and selenium centers which are ascribed to S^?-, H₂S^?-, and Se^?-ions. For verifying the nature of the centers crystals with KSD as well as KSH, the sulfur being enriched by S³³ isotope, are studied. The components of theg- andA-tensors are determined. Two new types of sulfur centers are found in sulfide doped crystals after introduction of F-centers followed by irradiation with ultraviolet light at 370 °K. Furthermore all crystals being investigated reveal the ESR of HCN^?-ions.     

氟锆酸盐玻璃的γ射线辐照效应

用电子顺磁共振谱研究了在液氮温度及在室温下氟锆酸盐玻璃的γ射线辐照效应.实验结果表明,辐照后的玻璃中形成了Zr~(3+)、F_2、F~0及一种俘获氧杂质的空穴中心(标号为U)等缺陷.在低温辐照时,非桥氟的存在是产生F_2~-和F~0缺陷的原因.温度高于400K时,所有缺陷全部消失.常温下经γ射线辐照过的玻璃,在紫外区出现一个吸收峰.辐照对该玻璃的红外透过率影响不大.     

Charge conversion of uranium ions in CaF2

Single crystals of CaF₂ doped with uranium ions exhibiting a light red colour have been grown in an inert atmosphere. ESR spectra belonging to U³⁺ centers unstable at room temperature could be observed only after UV-irradiation at liquid nitrogen temperature. The formation and annealing of these centers as well as the optical absorption date indicate that a new charge conversion mechanism is effective in such crystals.     

Optical Detection of magnetic resonance without microwaves via MCD of F-centers in doped alkali halides

Abstract

By monitoring the magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) of F-centers in irradiated alkali halides EPR of impurity centers was detected without microwaves due to a cross-relaxation of the impurities with optically pumped F-centers. Cross-relaxation effects were also observed in magnetic resonance detected via MCD in absorption and the intensity of spin-dependent recombination emission in ionic crystals doped with transition and rare earth ions.     

Relevance of ferromagnetic correlations for the electron spin resonance in Kondo lattice systems

Electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements of the ferromagnetic (FM) Kondo lattice system CeRuPO show a well defined ESR signal which is related to the Ce3+ magnetism. In contrast, no ESR could be observed in the antiferromagnetic (AFM) homologue CeOsPO. Additionally, we detect an ESR signal in ferromagnetic YbRh while it was absent in a number of Ce or Yb intermetallic compounds with dominant AFM exchange. Thus, the observation of an ESR signal in a Kondo lattice is neither specific to Yb nor to the proximity to a quantum critical point, but seems to be connected to the presence of FM fluctuations. These conclusions not only provide a basic concept to understand the ESR in Kondo lattice systems even well below the Kondo temperature (as observed in YbRh2Si2) but point out ESR as a prime method to investigate directly the spin dynamics of the Kondo ion.     

Thermal effect in metamorphic rock around an intrusion zone with ESR studies

Hornfels, and intrusion rocks were studied with electron spin resonance (ESR) as a function of the distance from an intrusion zone in Mino Natural Park, Osaka, Japan. The temperature distribution in metamorphic rocks around an intrusion zone was calculated based on a simplified model of one-dimensional thermal conduction. The age as well as the thermal effect due to an intrusion rock were assessed using ESR signal intensities of paramagnetic defect centers (E’, oxygen-hole, and Al) in quartz grains. Geothermal heating effects are observable more than ten million years later for stable detects such as the E’ center.     

Influence of the degree of plastic deformation on the thermal photostability of F-centers in NaCl crystals

The effect of plastic deformations on the thermal stability and thermal photostability of F-centers in NaCl crystals was examined. The thermal photostability of F-centers and the thermal stability of some of these centers increases in proportion to the degree of plastic deformation. The concentration of the less stable F-centers increases due to plastic deformation. The effect was studied in crystals which were deformed before and after x-ray excitation. The results were interpreted from the viewpoint of an ionic activation mechanism in the thermal and photothermal decomposition of the color centers in alkalihalide crystals.The authors are indebted to Yu. L. Lukantsever for an evaluation of the results of this work.     

Auger electron spectroscopy and leed studies of adsorption isotherms: Xenon on (0001) graphite

The passivation mechanism and related natures of silicon surfaces with a very thin natural oxide film baked at low temperature and low pressure (≤ 600°C, 1–5 × 10^?6Torr) was studied principally by the measurement of ESR absorption. Two sorts of resonance lines, which are called the broad and the narrow line hereafter, were observed in the dark by vacuum baking after introducing air. Paramagnetic centers responsible for the broad line have a one-to-one correspondence to such surface states at the silicon-silicon oxide interface that have an electrically amphoteric nature. The narrow line with an intense g-anisotropy originated from trivalent silicons. These ESR lines interact very sensitively with atmospheric gases such as water and oxygen. In addition, light illumination induced two ESR lines different from those observed in the dark. The electron trapped at the surface state forms an intrinsic layer at the surface of n-type silicon. It has been confirmed by present ESR experiments and surface conductance measurements that the passivation effects of this surface to various atmospheric ambients such as water vapor results from the existence of an intrinsic layer at the surface of n-type silicon.     

Investigation of Paramagnetic Centers in Fullerides A2MC60 and AM2C60 (A = K, Rb, M = Mg, Be)

Paramagnetic centers in heterofullerides with the composition A₂MC₆₀ and AM₂C₆₀ (A = K, Rb, M = Mg, Be) were investigated by the electron spin resonance (ESR) method. It was found that the ESR signal can be interpreted as a composition of two lines with different temperature dependence of ESR absorption magnitude. This gives an evidence of the presence of at least two different types of paramagnetic centers. Centers of the first type behave as localized spins, while the rest can be interpreted as conduction electrons. Authors' address: Vladimir A. Kulbachinskii, Physics Faculty, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation     

Evolution of Triplet Paramagnetic Centers in Diamonds Obtained by Sintering of Detonation Nanodiamonds at High Pressure and Temperature

The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of triplet centers in detonation nanodiamonds (DNDs) and diamond single crystals of submicrometer size, synthesized from those DNDs at high pressures and temperatures, are studied. In the EPR spectra of DNDs, signals from negatively charged nitrogen- vacancy centers (NV)/sup(-) with a g factor of g₁ = 4.24 and multivacancies with g₂ = 4.00 are observed. The signals from (NV)/sup(-) centers disappear in the spectra of diamond single crystals, and a quintet signal with g = 4.00 is detected at the position of the signal from multivacancies. Analysis of the shape and position of the quintet’ lines showed that this ESR signal is due to the pairs of nitrogen substitution centers in diamond, separated from each other by distances not exceeding 0.7 nm, between which a strong exchange interaction takes place. A comparison of the experimental data and the simulation results allows determining the spin-Hamiltonian parameters of the exchange-coupled pairs of paramagnetic impurity nitrogen atoms.     

The photoacoustic effect and non-radiative transitions OF F-centers in alkali halides

The common photoacoustic spectrum (PAS) is wider than the optical absorption spectrum in KCl crystals. A photoacoustic experiment was performed with a solid KCl sample that was additively colored according to the Van Doorn technique. The sample had about 10 17 v [F/cm 3 ]. It was determined that the PAS is composed of many bands of the F and aggregate centers. It is explained here, using the configuration coordinate model, that the photoacoustic effect in alkali halides with F-centers shows experimental broadening of the photoacoustic band relative to the F -band. Furthermore, experimental data is added resolving the photoacoustic bands of the agglomerates and also the bands of higher excited states of the F-center. Finally, assuming a configuration coordinate model and the F-centers as sources of heat, an estimation is made for the increase of the sample temperature.     

The relationship between hydrogen and paramagnetic defects in thin film silicon irradiated with 2 MeV electrons

After irradiation of hydrogenated amorphous and microcrystalline silicon (a-Si:H and μc-Si:H) with 2 MeV electrons at 100 K, we observe satellite-like components close to the dominating electron spin resonance (ESR) signal of these materials. The satellites overlap with the commonly observed dangling bond resonance and are proposed to originate from a hyperfine interaction with the nuclear magnetic moment of hydrogen atoms in a-Si:H and μc-Si:H. Our present study is focused on the verification of this hypothesis. Equivalent hydrogenated and deuterated a-/μc-Si:H/D materials have been investigated with ESR before and after 2 MeV electron bombardment. From the difference between ESR spectra of hydrogenated and deuterated samples we identify the doublet structure in the ESR spectra as a hyperfine pattern of hydrogen-related paramagnetic centers. The observations of H-related paramagnetic centers in a-/μc-Si:H are of particular interest in view of metastability models of a-Si:H, which include H-related complexes as precursors for the stabilization of the metastable Si dangling bonds. The nature of the observed center is discussed in the light of known H-related complexes in crystalline Si and suggested H-related dangling bonds in a-Si:H.     

Effects of high-temperature annealing on ESR properties of solid solutions of garnet minerals

A garnet (G7) silicate mineral belonging to pyralspite subgroup was studied using the technique of electron spin resonance (ESR). This study shows that iron is present in G7 as isolated species as well as species coupled by dipolar interactions. The ESR data shows a gradual increase of cluster of Fe³⁺ ions accompanied by decrease of dipolar interactions and increase of possible exchange interactions at high temperature. The Fe²⁺→Fe³⁺ oxidation process occurs in the garnets as a function of annealing temperature. Thermoluminescence (TL) peaks at approximately 190 and 340 °C are observed in the irradiated G7 garnet. Investigations using the technique of ESR were carried out to identify the centers involved in the TL process.     

Electron spin resonance investigation of ultra-small double walled carbon nanotubes embedded in zeolite nanochannels

We report on the low temperature electron spin resonance (ESR) properties of ultra-small (0.45?nm) double walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) embedded in zeolite nanochannels. An isotropic ESR signal is observed at g(c)?=?2.002?77 with the spin density (S?=?1/2)?～?10(19)?g(-1), which is suggested to originate from the carbon related point defects in the DWCNTs. Measurements of the ESR line width and signal intensity as a function of temperature indicate that the spins are of a localized nature as opposed to the conduction type electrons observed in large diameter CNTs. The results are consistent with the suggestion that electrons are trapped at interstitial defects. The observed linear frequency dependence of the ESR line width of embedded DWCNTs points to 'strain' as the prime source of broadening. By contrast, the study of free standing DWCNTs shows the presence of a distinctly superlinear frequency dependence of the signal width at low temperatures. The possible origin of the frequency dependence is discussed.     

Exchange effects in ODESR of F center pairs in alkali halides

The electron paramagnetic resonance of F center pairs has been measured by means of an optical detection in the following alkali halide crystals at a microwave frequency of 35 GHz: KC1, NaC1, RbC1, KBr, KI and CsBr. Besides the ESR of the ground and excited states, a third resonance line is observed and is attributed to a pair effect due to an exchange interaction between nearest neighbour F centers. A model based on this assumption is developed.     

ESR study of lithium incorporation by V2O5 single crystals

Lithium has been chemically and electrochemically incorporated into V₂O₅ single crystals. The ESR spectra of these room temperature bronzes are characterized by the same g tensor as α-Li_xV₂O₅ high temperature bronzes. This suggests that V₂O₅ acts as a three-dimensional framework host and that lithium is inserted into the channels of the orthorhombic structure. However, Li⁺ ions are not randomly distributed into the lattice. A clustering of the paramagnetic centers surrounding these ions is observed, giving an exchange narrowed ESR signal. The usual 29 hyperfine line ESR spectrum of high temperature α-Li_xV₂O₅ is again observed after heating the crystal above 300°C showing that these new bronzes convert to the previously reported Li_xV₂O₅ bronzes.     

Antiferromagnetic spin glass in doped Ge near insulator-metal transition

A low-temperature (3–100 K) electron spin resonance (ESR) study of the spin system of neutral As donors in Ge showed that on the insulator side of the insulator-metal transition the single-spin density exponentially disappears as T → 0. Such spins are bound into pairs to give an antiferromagnetic (AF) phase. Upon increasing the temperature the AF phase is destroyed, the single-spin density and, as a result, the ESR absorption signal becomes stronger. The temperature dependences of the densities of the pairs and single spins are typical for a chaotic distribution of neutral donors. In this case, there is no Néel temperature. For a low degree of compensation, the crystal lattice of Ge with the AF phase is actually a nanostructured system characterized by anisotropic internal stresses that are the strongest along one of the [110] directions. These stresses give rise to the anisotropy of the g-factor which is responsible for experimentally observed splitting of the ESR line. The compensating impurities destroy the AF phase and reduce this splitting. Local stresses are present in this case, too, but now they appear because of the Coulomb interaction of oppositely charged impurities and have no preferred orientation.     

自旋波-声子耦合对反铁磁体红外吸收谱的影响

由于交换作用常数受到磁离子间距离变化的影响是不可忽略的,在磁有序物质中存在自旋波和声子的耦合作用。本文探讨了非金属反铁磁体中自旋波-声子耦合在红外吸收谱上可能有的表现,辐射场的电偶极矩作用在激发一个光频支声子的同时,通过自旋波-声子耦合又激发两个自旋波和一个声子,这就在晶格吸收谱的高频边缘以外形成附加吸收带。当反铁磁体的Néel点足够高,并且自施波态密度有尖锐的极大值时,附加吸收带就有超出晶格吸收边缘足够大的能量,且有明显的峯形,上述吸收峯就应在实验上观测到。把这一结果应用于NiO,解释了它的红外光谱中0.24电子伏的附加吸收峯,计算得到与实验相符合的吸收能量和吸收强度,并指出这一吸收机构只能在反铁磁体中而不能在铁磁体中发生。本文最后指出,Mizuno和Koide在企图解释同一现象的工作中,所探讨者相对于本文所考虑的跃迁机构,它只可能产生极其次要的贡献。