文摘
The temperature dependence of the X- and Q-band EPR spectra of Cs2[Zn(H2O)6](ZrF6)2 containing ~1% Cu2+ isreported. All three molecular g-values vary with temperature, and their behavior is interpreted using a model inwhich the potential surface of the Jahn-Teller distorted Cu(H2O)62+ ion is perturbed by an orthorhombic "strain"induced by interactions with the surrounding lattice. The strain parameters are significantly smaller than thosereported previously for the Cu(H2O)62+ ion in similar lattices. The temperature dependence of the two higher g-valuessuggests that in the present compound the lattice interactions change slightly with temperature. The crystal structureof the Cs2[Zn(H2O)6](ZrF6)2 host is reported, and the geometry of the Zn(H2O)62+ ion is correlated with lattice strainparameters derived from the EPR spectrum of the guest Cu2+ complex.