Structural Phase Transitions and Ionic Motions in Pyridinium Hexachlorotellurate(IV),Hexachlorostannate(IV), and Hexabromostannate(IV) Crystals as Studied by 1H NMR
Abstract The 1H NMR second moment M2 and the spin-lattice relaxation time T1 are determined for pyridinium hexachlorotellurate(IV), hexachlorostannate(IV), and hexabromostannate(IV) at various temperatures above ca. 140 K. The phase transition temperatures already reported from halogen NQR experiments are determined as 272, 331, and 285 K, respectively, by differential thermal analysis (DTA). The DTA as well as differential scanning calorimetry measurements show that the above phase transitions are of second-order. For pyridinium hexachlorotellurate(IV) and hexa-bromostannate(I V), a sharp 1H T1 dip was observed at the transition temperature. This is interpreted in terms of a phenomenon related to the critical fluctuation of an order parameter. From the measurements of 1H M2, 60° two-site jumps (60° flips) around the pseudo C6 axis of the cation are suggested to occur in the high temperature phases of the complexes. Modulation of X...1H (X = CI, Br) magnetic dipolar interactions due to the reorientational motion of the complex anions is considered as a possible relaxation mechanism in the high temperature phases.