Theoretical studies of the spin Hamiltonian parameters and local structures for Ag2+ in AgCl and KCl crystals

Abstract

The spin Hamiltonian parameters (g factors, hyperfine structure constants and superhyperfine parameters) and local structures for Ag²⁺ centers in AgCl and KCl crystals are theoretically studied using the high-order perturbation formulas for a tetragonally elongated 4d⁹ cluster. The impurity centers undergo relative elongations (≈0.05 Å and 0.23 Å for Ag²⁺ in AgCl and KCl, respectively) along the C₄ axis owing to the Jahn–Teller effect. All the calculated spin Hamiltonian parameters show good agreement with the experimental data, and the ligand contributions to the spin Hamiltonian parameters are important and should be taken into account. The unpaired spin densities in the superhyperfine parameters are determined from molecular orbital coefficients based on the cluster approach, instead of being taken as the adjustable parameters in the previous treatments. Increasing tetragonal elongation from AgCl to KCl is attributed to a decrease in chemical bonding (or lower force constant) with increasing Ag²⁺–Cl distance.