Magnetism and electronic structure of triplet binuclear niobium complexes in inorganic glasses, organic ligand environment, and polymers

R. R. Rakhimov, S. A. Arrington, E. M. Jackson, J. S. Hwang, A. I. Prokof'ev, I. A. Alexandrov, A. I. Aleksandrov

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Abstract

We investigated paramagnetic properties of binuclear niobium complexes Nb-O-Nb with two nonequivalent Nb4+ ions in lithium-niobium phosphate glasses (LNPG), in the environment of catechol/ortho-quinone ligands and in polyethylene. Experimental electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum analysis revealed nonequivalent distribution of the charge and electron spin density between two Nb atoms. Mechanochemical interaction of LNPG with an organic donor-acceptor mixture catechol/ortho-quinone followed by organic solvent extraction leads to the formation of a new binuclear complex with catechol/ortho-quinone ligands. This complex can be further incorporated into polyethylene matrix to form the complex with properties close to the complex in LNPG.

Original languageEnglish
Article number10A302
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume97
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2005

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by NASA and NSF at Norfolk State University, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research.

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  • General Physics and Astronomy

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