Spin-Forbidden Transitions in the Spectra of Transition Metal Ions and Nephelauxetic Effect

• Published in: ECS journal of solid state science and technology Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. R3067 - R3077
• Main Authors: Brik, M. G., Camardello, S. J., Srivastava, A. M., Avram, N. M., Suchocki, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Electrochemical Society 01.01.2016

In this paper we review the spectroscopic properties of three transition metal ions - Mn4+, Cr3+ and Ni2+ - in crystals and establish a relationship between the energies of the lowest in energy spin-forbidden transitions and covalence of the "metal -ligand" chemical bonds. A new parameter...