EPR studies of Cu2+ doped zinc saccharin, [Zn(sac)(2)center dot(H2O)(4)]center dot 2H(2)O single crystals

Abstract

The EPR spectra of CU2+ zinc saccharin crystalline powder and single crystals have been recorded at room temperature. The angular variation of the spectra indicates the substitution of the host Zn2+ with CU2+. Two magnetically inequivalent sites for Cu2+ have been observed. The spectra were fitted with a rhombic spin-Hamiltonian, and the ground state wave function of the complex has been constructed.