Unified calculations of the optical band positions and EPR g factors for NaCrS2 crystal

Abstract

Six optical band positions and EPR g factors g, g⊥ for the trigonal Cr3+ octahedral clusters in NaCrS2 crystal are calculated together through the complete diagonalization (of energy matrix) method based on the two-spin–orbit-parameter model, where besides the contribution due to the spin–orbit parameter of central dn ion in the conventional crystal-field theory, the contribution due to the spin–orbit parameter of ligand ion via the covalence effect is also considered. In the calculations, the crystal-field parameters Bkl are obtained from the superposition model with the structural data of Cr3+ octahedral clusters in NaCrS2 crystal measured exactly by the X-ray diffraction method. The calculated optical and EPR spectral data are in a reasonable agreement with the observed values. So, the reliability of the superposition model in the studies of crystal-field parameters for dn ions in crystals is confirmed, and the complete diagonalization (of energy matrix) method based on the two-spin–orbit-model is effective in the unified calculations of optical and EPR spectral data for dn ions in crystals.