FIZIKA A 11 (2002) 2 , 71-80

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JAHN-TELLER EFFECTS IN 10% ZINC DOPED COPPER FLUOSILICATE HEXAHYDRATE (CZFH): AN X-BAND EPR STUDY

ASHOK KUMAR DAS and A. K. PAL

Department of Solid State Physics, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India

Received 1 May 2001; revised manuscript received 4 March 2002
Accepted 11 March 2002        Online 27 May 2002

Stable crystals of copper fluosilicate hexahydrate (CZFH) have been successfully grown. X-band (9 GHz) EPR spectral studies carried out at room and liquid nitrogen temperatures have revealed some new features of Jahn-Teller effect in CZFH.

PACS numbers: 76.30.-V, 76.30.Fc
UDC 537.635

Keywords: copper fluosilicate hexahydrate crystals, X-band EPR spectra, room and liquid nitrogen temperatures, Jahn-Teller effect

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