Abstract
The characteristics of the local environment around paramagnetic centers formed by 3d5 ions (Mn2+ and Fe3+) in α-Al2O3 crystal are investigated using theoretical analysis. The zero-field splitting (ZFS) parameters (ZFSPs) for Mn2+ and Fe3+ ions located at the substitutional Al3+ sites and the interstitial sites are modeled using several modelling approaches through superposition model (SPM) and the fourth-order perturbation theory (PT) formula. The possible structural distortions resulting from Mn2+ and Fe3+ ions are determined around Al3+ sites with C3v symmetry and interstitial sites with D3d symmetry. The results are discussed in respect to the potential of the sites to be located by 3d5 ions and modelling approaches.
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