g tensor of transition ions in a crystalline matrix: Interstitial V(IV) and Ti(III) in rutile TiO2

In order to check if the parametrized crystal field approach is efficient in the analysis of an EPR powder spectrum we study defects of known geometry as if we did not know it. The g tensor of an interstitial V⁴⁺ ion in a single crystal of rutile TiO₂ can be interpreted without ambiguity, and the optimized parameters compare well with their theoretical values. For an interstitial Ti³⁺ ion, two solutions are found: both of them correspond to interstitial positions, but they differ in the principal axis orientation.