COVALENCY EFFECTS IN TRIGONAL DISTORTION.
Abstract
The strength of the axial field, as derived from the splittings of the optical bands of paramagnetic metal ions in crystals of trigonal symmetry, fluctuates greatly from band to band. A qualitative explanation of the effect may be given by assuming that, in addition to the (mostly) positive trigonal field splitting parameter acting at the metal ions, there is also a larger and negative trigonal field splitting parameter acting on the molecular orbitals formed from the ligand orbitals. Covalency mixing results in an effective splitting parameter that differs for each configuration (in the t3 and e2 subshell,) written in the order of algebraically increasing splitting parameter. Of equivalent configurations, the one possessing greater interelectronic interaction energy is likely to have smaller covalency coupling and consequently the more positive trigonal field splitting parameter. These findings agree with the empirical data qualitatively; however, the quantitative agreement is insufficient. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0619881
Entities
People
- Robert Englman
Organizations
- Israel Atomic Energy Commission