Quantitative analysis of dinuclear manganese(II) EPR spectra

A quantitative method for the analysis of EPR spectra from dinuclear Mn(II) complexes is presented. The complex [(Me(3)TACN)(2)Mn(II)(2)(mu-OAc)(3)]BPh(4) (1) (Me(3)TACN=N, N('),N(")-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane; OAc=acetate(1-); BPh(4)=tetraphenylborate(1-)) was studied with EPR spectroscopy at X- and Q-band frequencies, for both perpendicular and parallel polarizations of the microwave field, and with variable temperature (2-50K). Complex 1 is an antiferromagnetically coupled dimer which shows signals from all excited spin manifolds, S=1 to 5. The spectra were simulated with diagonalization of the full spin Hamiltonian which includes the Zeeman and zero-field splittings of the individual manganese sites within the dimer, the exchange and dipolar coupling between the two manganese sites of the dimer, and the nuclear hyperfine coupling for each manganese ion. All possible transitions for all spin manifolds were simulated, with the intensities determined from the calculated probability of each transition. In addition, the non-uniform broadening of all resonances was quantitatively predicted using a lineshape model based on D- and r-strain. As the temperature is increased from 2K, an 11-line hyperfine pattern characteristic of dinuclear Mn(II) is first observed from the S=3 manifold. D- and r-strain are the dominate broadening effects that determine where the hyperfine pattern will be resolved. A single unique parameter set was found to simulate all spectra arising for all temperatures, microwave frequencies, and microwave modes. The simulations are quantitative, allowing for the first time the determination of species concentrations directly from EPR spectra. Thus, this work describes the first method for the quantitative characterization of EPR spectra of dinuclear manganese centers in model complexes and proteins. The exchange coupling parameter J for complex 1 was determined (J=-1.5+/-0.3 cm(-1); H(ex)=-2JS(1).S(2)) and found to be in agreement with a previous determination from magnetization. The phenomenon of exchange striction was found to be insignificant for 1.     

Theory of chemical bonds in metalloenzymes XIX: labile manganese oxygen bonds of the CaMn4O5 cluster in oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II

Spin polarisation effects of labile manganese–oxygen bonds in the X-ray diffraction structure of the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) of photosystem II (PSII) at 1.9 Å resolution have been investigated by the UB3LYP computations on the basis of three different theoretical models with and without hydrogen bonds: quantum-mechanical (QM) Model I, QM(Model II)/MM and QM Model III. The spin densities on the manganese and oxygen atoms of the CaMn₄O₅ cluster revealed by these computations have elucidated internal, semi-internal and external reductions of high-valent manganese ions in the CaMn₄O₅ cluster in OEC of PSII. The internal reduction of Mn(IV) ions by the back charge transfer from oxygen dianions is remarkable in the small QM Model I, whereas it is significantly reduced in the case of more realistic QM Model III including hydrogen bonding stabilisations of oxygen dianions. However, semi-internal reduction of the CaMn₄O₅ cluster with remote amino acid residues such as Asp61 anion occurs even in QM Model III, indicating the necessity of large QM parts for redox-active systems such as OEC of PSII. The computational results have clearly demonstrated important roles of confinement effects of the CaMn₄O₅ cluster with labile Mn–O bonds with protein. These computational results have been applied to molecular design of artificial robust catalysts for water oxidation by use of sunlight.     

Electron paramagnetic resonance of scandium in silicon carbide

The EPR spectra of scandium acceptors and Sc²⁺(3d) ions are observed in 6H-SiC crystals containing a scandium impurity. The EPR spectra of scandium acceptors are characterized by comparatively small hyperfine interaction constants, whose values are consistent with the constants for other group III elements in SiC: boron, aluminum, and gallium acceptors. The EPR spectra of scandium acceptors undergo major changes in the temperature interval 20–30 K. In the low-temperature phase the EPR spectra are characterized by orthorhombic symmetry, whereas the high-temperature phase has higher axial symmetry. The EPR spectra observed at temperatures above 35 K and ascribed by the authors to Sc²⁺(3d) ions, or to the A ²⁻ state of scandium, have significantly larger hyperfine structure constants and narrower lines in comparison with the EPR spectra of scandium acceptors. The parameters of these EPR spectra are close to those of Sc²⁺(3d) in ionic crystals and ZnS, whereas the parameters of the EPR spectra of scandium acceptors correspond more closely to the parameters of holes localized at group III atoms, in particular, at scandium atoms in GeO₂. It is concluded that in all centers the scandium atoms occupy silicon sites. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 39, 52–57 (January 1997)     

Theory of chemical bonds in metalloenzymes XX: magneto-structural correlations in the CaMn4O5 cluster in oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II

ABSTRACT

Magneto-structural correlations in oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) of photosystem II (PSII) have been elucidated on the basis of theoretical and computational results in combination with available electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experimental results, and extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) results. To this end, the computational methods based on broken-symmetry (BS) UB3LYP solutions have been developed to elucidate magnetic interactions in the active manganese catalyst for water oxidation by sunlight. The effective exchange interactions J for the CaMn(III)Mn(IV)₃O₅(H₂O)₃Y(Y = H₂O or OH^?) cluster (1) model of OEC of PSII have been calculated by the generalised approximate spin projection (GAP) method that eliminates the spin contamination errors of the BS UB3LYP solution. Full geometry optimisations followed by the zero-point energy (ZPE) correction have been performed for all the spin configurations of 1 to improve the J values that are compared with accumulated EPR in the S₂ state of Kok cycle and magnetic susceptibility results of Christou model complex Ca₂Mn(IV)₃O₄ (2). Using the calculated J values, exact diagonalisation of the spin Hamiltonian matrix has been carried out to obtain excitation energies and spin densities of the ground and lower excited states of 1. The calculated excitation energies are consistent with the available experimental results. The calculated spin densities (projection factors) are also compatible with those of the EPR results. The calculated spin densities have been used to calculate the isotropic hyperfine (A_iso) constants of ⁵⁵Mn ions revealed by the EPR experiments. Implications of the computational results are discussed in relation to the structural symmetry breaking (SSB) in the S₁, S₂ and S₃ states, spin crossover phenomenon induced by the near-infrared excitation and the right- and left-handed scenarios for the O–O bond formation for water oxidation.     

锂锰尖晶石红外光谱的研究

本文对锂锰尖晶石的红外光谱进行了研究。由于锂锰尖晶石的晶体结构属于Fd3m空间群,锂离子占据四面体空隙(8a位置),锰离子占据八面体空隙(16d位置)。根据群论的知识,对锂锰尖晶石晶体中离子的振动方式与红外活性之间的内在关系进行了讨论。并列出了锂锰尖晶石的红外光谱实验数据。通过理论分析,我们推断:位于618.6和501.5cm~(-1)的红外吸收带分别来源于Mn(Ⅳ)-O和Mn(Ⅲ)-O键在晶体中的不对称伸缩振动(单元为Mn(Ⅳ)O_6和Mn(Ⅲ)O_6八面体),位于1124cm~(-1)的弱红外吸收带来源于Li-O键的不对称伸缩(单元为LiO_4四面体)。还有一些低于400cm~(-1)的可能吸收带在400～4000cm~(-1)范围内未能检测到。这一结论的可靠性通过锂锰尖晶石和掺杂的锂锰尖晶石的红外光谱实验数据得到证实。     

Characterization, EPR and luminescence studies of ZnAl2O4:Mn phosphors

ZnAl₂O₄:Mn green light emitting powder phosphors have been prepared by urea combustion technique involving furnace temperatures about 500 °C in a short time (<5 min). The prepared powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry and the surface area measurements by a Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET) adsorption isotherms. The EPR spectrum exhibits a resonance signal at g≈2.0, which shows a six-line hyperfine structure (hfs). From the EPR spectra the spin-Hamiltonian parameters have been evaluated at room temperature as well as at 110 K. EPR and photoluminescence (PL) studies revealed that manganese ions were present in divalent state and the site symmetry around Mn²⁺ ions is distorted tetrahedral. The spin concentration (N), the paramagnetic susceptibility (χ) and the zero-field splitting parameter (D) have been evaluated and discussed. The green emission at 511 nm in ZnAl₂O₄:Mn phosphor is assigned to a transition from the upper ⁴T₁→⁶A₁ ground state of Mn²⁺ ions.     

Cation distribution in natural ferrites

Mössbauer spectra of jacobsite have been recorded at temperatures of 4.2, 125, 180, 240 and 300 K and with an external magnetic field of 60 kOe applied parallel to the incident radiation at 4.2 K. The results show the presence of two different magnetic hyperfine interactions associated with the iron nuclei. Spectra of samples in external magnetic fields indicate the same sign for the magnetic hyperfine interactions, implying that both iron ions occupy only the octahedral sublattice. These results are compared with data from synthetic stoichiometry manganese ferrite, and a model of cation distribution, assuming the existence of vacancies, is proposed. According to this model, the mineral jacobsite is rich in manganese compared with stoichiometric MnFe₂O₄ ferrite.     

The valence states of manganese ion in potassium-borate oxide glasses

EPR and magnetic susceptibility measurements have been performed on xMnO·(1-x) [2B₂O₃·K₂O] with 0?x?50 mol %. The X-ray diffraction analysis showed that in this glass system homogeneous glasses are formed up to x = 70 mol %.EPR and magnetic susceptibility data have shown that in the glasses with x ? 5 mol % only Mn²⁺ ions are present as magnetically isolated species. EPR spectra are modified with the increasing of manganese ions content. In the concentration range 0.5 ? x ? 5 mol %, the spectra are characterized by appearance of three resonance absorptions at g ? 4.3 and g ? 3.3 without hyperfine structure, and at g ? 2.0 with hyperfine structure. For the glasses with x >62; 5 mol %, the resonance spectra are characterized by the appearance of the broad line at g ? 2, characteristic for clustered ions. The magnetic susceptibility data suggest the appearance of superexchange interactions for x >62; 5 mol %. From Curie constant values and qualitative chemical analysis we have established that in the glasses with x ? 10 mol % both, Mn²⁺ and Mn³⁺ ions are present.     

Direct measurements of anticrossings of the electron-nuclear energy levels in LiYF4∶Ho3+ with submillimeter EPR spectroscopy

The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of impurity Ho³⁺ ions in monocrystals LiYF₄∶Ho³⁺ (0.1 and 1%) with the natural abundance of⁶Li (7.42%) and⁷Li (92.58%) isotopes, and in the sample⁷LiYF₄∶Ho³⁺ (0.1%) isotopically pure in⁷Li were taken at the temperature 4.2 K in the frequency range of 165–285 GHz. Resonance transitions between crystal field sublevels (the ground non-Kramers doublet and the nearest excited singlet) of the⁵I₈ term were detected. The refined set of crystal field parameters and the effective constant of the magnetic hyperfine interaction were determined from the detailed analysis of the recorded spectra at frequencies varied by 0.05 GHz. The fine structure of EPR lines with intervals of about 300 MHz observed in the sample LiYF₄∶Ho³⁺ (0.1%) can be interpreted as a result of the isotopic disorder in the Li sublattices. Direct information about energy gaps at the anticrossing points of the electron-nuclear sublevels of the ground doublet was obtained. These gaps are induced by the hyperfine interaction that mixes doublet and singlet states and by random crystal fields. Weak EPR signals from distorted single ion and pair centers of impurity Ho³⁺ ions were resolved. From a comparison of the measured and simulated spectra, estimates of spectral parameters of the dimer centers have been obtained.     

EPR investigation of two types of Syrian's natural zeolites

Two different samples of natural zeolite have been investigated by X-band electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The observed EPR spectra are typical to those observed for Fe³⁺ and Mn²⁺ ions. The lines, related to the iron, are observed, respectively at g≈4.3 and g≈2. The observed six lines, at g≈2, are the hyperfine structure due to the Mn²⁺ ions. The simulation of the experimental EPR spectra suggests that both of the manganese and the iron are present in more one site. The temperature dependence of the EPR spectra has been also investigated. The nature of the different sites involved in the EPR absorption is discussed.     

A pulsed EPR study of the catalytic oxidation of CO over Cu/SnO2

The role of the Cu(II) in the catalytic oxidation of CO over Cu/SnO₂ with low Cu(II) content was studied by continuous wave EPR, electron spin echo envelope modulation (ESEEM) and hyperfine sublevel correlation (HYSCORE) spectroscopes. Three methods were employed for introducing the copper: (i) by coprecipitation, (ii) impregnation onto SnO₂ gel and (iii) impregnation onto calcined SnO₂. Two types of Cu(II) species were identified in these calcined Cu/SnO₂ materials. Those belonging to the first type, termed B and C, exhibit highly resolved EPR spectra with well defined EPR parameters and are located within the bulk of the oxide. The other group comprises a distribution of surface Cu(II) species with unresolved EPR features and are referred to as S. While the latter were readily reduced by CO the former required long exposures at high temperatures (> 673 K). The specific interactions of the different Cu(II) species with CO were investigated through the determination of the¹³C hyperfine coupling of enriched¹³CO. The ESEEM spectra of calcined samples, generated either by coprecipitation or impregnation, show after the adsorption of CO signals at the Larmor frequencies of^{117, 119}Sn and¹³C and at twice these Larmor frequencies. Although these signals indicate that^{117, 119}Sn and¹³C are in the close vicinity of Cu(II), they cannot provide the hyperfine couplings of these nuclei. This problem was overcome by the application of the HYSCORE experiment. The 2D HYSCORE spectra show well resolved cross peaks which provide the hyperfine interaction of these nuclei. Simulations of the HYSCORE spectra yield for^{117, 119}Sn an isotropic hyperfine constant,a _iso, of ±4.0 MHz and an anisotropic component,T _?, of ±2.0 MHz. Pulsed ENDOR spectra also showed^{117, 119}Sn signals which agree with the above values. The¹³C cross peaks yielda _iso=±1.0 MHz andT _?=±2.0 MHz. Similar C cross peaks were observed in spectra of calcined Cu/SnO₂ after the adsorption of CO₂. Based on the same hyperfine couplings in the samples exposed to¹³CO and¹³CO₂ the signals were assigned to surface carbonate species generated by part of the Cu(II) S type species rather then by species B and the role of the Cu(II) in the oxidation process is discussed.     

Some magnetic properties of Mn(TCNQ)2

The EPR spectra of polycrystalline Mn(TCNQ)₂·3H₂O and Mn(TCNQ?d₄)₂ have been studied as a function of temperature from 1.5 K to 375 K. At very low temperatures the line width indicates an exchange interaction similar to that of other manganese salts. At 77 K and above the line is narrowed and shifted most likely through interaction with the electronic motion. The bulk susceptibility was measured at room temperature. The observed μ_eff=4.66 implies an antiferromagnetic coupling of the manganese ions.     

EPR/FMR Investigation of Mn-Doped SiCN Ceramics

SiCN magnetic ceramics doped with Mn²⁺ ions were synthesized at the pyrolysis temperature of 1,100° C, using CERASET™ as liquid polymer precursor and polymer manganese(II) acetylacetonate as dopant, and investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)/ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) technique. The predominant source of ferromagnetism in SiCN samples doped with Mn ions, as synthesized here, is the ensemble of ferromagnetic nanoparticles of Mn₅Si₃C _x incorporated into the amorphous SiC/Mn structure. The fluctuation of magnetization due to ferromagnetic Mn₅Si₃C_x particles significantly broadens the EPR lines at the phase-transition temperature (363 K). This is the first fabrication of a SiCN/Mn ceramic, which exhibits room-temperature ferromagnetism.     

Spectroscopic studies on Pb3O4-ZnO-P2O5 glasses doped with transition metal ions

Optical absorption, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) studies are carried out on lead zinc phosphate glass systems doped with Cr³⁺ and VO²⁺. From optical absorption investigations the crystal-field parameters Dq, B and C are evaluated. EPR measurements on Cr³⁺ systems indicate that Cr³⁺ ions are located at sites with low symmetry. EPR spectra of vanadyl doped system revealed the characteristic nature of vanadyl ion. Spin-Hamiltonian and hyperfine values are evaluated for both the systems. Optical absorption spectra of vanadyl doped system revealed three bands that are characteristic of VO(II) ion in tetragonally distorted octahedral site. By correlating both EPR and optical data, the dipolar coupling constant (P) and Fermi-constant coupling parameter (κ) and molecular orbital coefficients β^?2, e_π^?2 are evaluated. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and optical absorption studies showed that the chemical bonds of Cr³⁺ ions and VO²⁺ ions with the ligands have more covalent nature. From these studies it is also observed that lead spinals are playing major key role in sustaining the covalent nature of bonding.     

The electronic structure and magnetic property of μ-hydroxo bridged manganese porphyrin dimer

The electronic structure and effective exchange integrals (J _ab) between two manganese (III) ions of porphyrin dimer (PPMn(III)–OH–Mn(III)PP) were examined by using unrestricted hybrid DFT (UHDFT) methods. The dependence of J_ab on bond angle between two manganese ( Mn–OH–Mn) is also calculated to elucidate orbital overlap effect for J_ab value in the system. Natural orbital analysis is performed to explain the overlap effect in terms of the instability of the π, σ and δ orbitals by using diradical character.     

Effect of heat treatment and concentration of Mn and Fe on the structure of borate glass

We have studied the magneto-optic Faraday effect (FE) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) in an aluminum potassium borate glass containing Fe oxides as an impurity in a concentration of 1.5 mass % and Mn impurity in variable concentration from 0 to 1.2 mass %. When manganese oxide is added to the glass composition, the paramagnetic contribution to the Faraday effect increases more slowly than the change in the total concentration of paramagnetic ions, which allows us to hypothesize the appearance of clusters in which the paramagnetic ions are coupled by antiferromagnetic interactions. Formation of clusters upon addition of manganese oxide is confirmed by the change in the nature of the EPR spectra, where we observe a manganese concentration dependence of the distribution of iron atoms with respect to the different positions in the glass matrix. Heat treatment leads to a strong increase in the Faraday effect and a change in the spectral dependences of the Faraday effect and the EPR, which is explained by enlargement of the clusters and appearance of nanoparticles. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 73, No. 3, pp. 354–358, May–June, 2006.     

Elektronen-Kern-Doppelresonanz-Untersuchung vonU 2-Zentren in Kaliumchlorid

U ₂-centers in alkali halides are neutral hydrogen atoms in interstitial lattice sites, as has been shown by EPR measurements. The hyperfine interactions with the proton and with the four nearest halogen nuclei are resolved in the EPR spectrum. In order to resolve hyperfine interactions with further nuclei of the surrounding lattice ENDOR measurements have been performed onU ₂-centers in KCl at 77 °K. The analysis of the ENDOR spectra gave precise values for the hyperfine and quadrupole interaction constants of the nearest neighbour chlorine and potassium nuclei. The isotropic hyperfine constant of the chlorine neighbours is 24 times larger than that of the potassium neighbours although both nuclei are on equivalent first shell lattice positions. The hyperfine interactions of second shell potassium nuclei [(1/2, 1/2, 3/2)-position] show an unexpectedly large isotropic hyperfine constant. One expects a pure magnetic dipole-dipole interaction for the outer shell nuclei because of the concentrated hydrogen wave function. Two further chlorine shells could be approximately analysed. A theoretical estimate of the hyperfine and quadrupole interaction constants was made by orthogonalizing the 1s hydrogen wave function to the cores of the surrounding ions. If one takes into account the mutual overlap of neighbouring potassium and chlorine ions, one gets the right order of magnitude of the measured constants and a value of 10.4∶1 for the ratio of the isotropic hyperfine constants of the first shell chlorine and potassium nuclei. The relatively large isotropic constant of the second shell potassium nuclei can also be explained on this basis.     

EPR of Er3+, Nd3+, and Ce3+ ions in YAlO3 single crystals

EPR spectra of the Er³⁺, Nd³⁺, and Ce³⁺ ions substituting for the Y³⁺ ion in the YAlO₃ yttrium orthoaluminate lattice are studied. The EPR spectra of these rare-earth ions are described by a spin Hamiltonian of rhombic symmetry with an effective spin S=1/2. The principal values of the g tensors were determined from an analysis of the angular dependences of the EPR spectra. The orientation of the local magnetic axes of paramagnetic centers relative to the YAlO₃ crystallographic directions are shown to depend on the actual rare-earth species. The EPR spectra exhibit a hyperfine structure due to the ¹⁶⁷Er, ¹⁴³Nd, and ¹⁴⁵Nd odd isotopes, which permitted unambiguous identification of these spectra. The hyperfine coupling constants for the odd erbium and neodymium isotopes are determined.