Rr. Rakhimov et De. Jones, Zero-field signal in the electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of Mn+2 in silicate glasses, J CHEM PHYS, 113(4), 2000, pp. 1575-1579
A 9.4-9.8 GHz electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) study of Mn+2-doped Na2
O-CaO-MgO-SiO2 glasses has revealed a nonresonant microwave magneto-absorpt
ion near zero magnetic field in addition to normal paramagnetic absorption
due to Mn+2 ions, electron spin S = 5/2. The low-field response has an oppo
site phase relative to paramagnetic signal and is independent of the mutual
orientation of the magnetic field of the microwave H-1 and static magnetic
field H. In contrast, the paramagnetic signal is different for perpendicul
ar H(1)perpendicular to H and parallel H(1)parallel to H polarization of th
e microwave field, which is attributed to enhancement of forbidden magnetic
dipolar transitions and suppression of the allowed transitions for paralle
l polarization. The low-field response is described in terms of microwave d
ielectric losses that derive from the magneto-induced charge migration in t
he first coordination sphere of Mn+2. As opposed to the spin-polarized tunn
eling that was described in ferromagnets between different valence forms of
Mn, the observed effect is due to spin-dependent tunneling that occurs in
the vicinity of Mn+2 in a diluted paramagnetic system. (C) 2000 American In
stitute of Physics. [S0021-9606(00)50128-7].