Published September 8, 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Novel measurement of hyperfine interactions in solids: 207Pb3+ in YPO4 and LuPO4

  • 1. Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830

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Stable trivalent lead impurities have been observed at room temperature in ''flux-grown'' single crystals of YPO4 and LuPO4 by electron paramagnetic resonance. Because of a fortuitous set of circumstances, a unique measurement of the hyperfine constant of 207Pb3+ in these materials was possible. The resulting values are the largest ever observed for the trivalent lead ion in a solid. A super hyperfine interaction with 31P neighbors has also been measured and, surprisingly, this interaction is larger for the second 31P neighbors than for the first 31P neighbors

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
10
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
839-842
ISSN
0031-9007