Crystal Structure Refinement and Single Crystal 81Br Zeeman NQR Study of KHgBr3· H2O
1996 ◽
Vol 51
(12)
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pp. 1197-1202
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Keyword(s):
X Ray
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Abstract Three 81Br NQR resonance lines of KHgBr3 ·H2O were detected between 77 K and room temperature. From the Zeeman effect measurement on a single crystal the nuclear quadrupole coupling constants (e2qQ/h) and the asymmetry parameters (ƞ) were obtained, which are 228.42 MHz and 0.005, 226.24 MHz and 0.005, and 108.76 MHz and 0.465 for e2qQ/h and ƞ at 295 K, respectively. Large deviations of the observed directions of electric field gradient tensors from the directions expected from previous X-ray results have been found. With the present X-ray redetermination, 81Br NQR and structure are in good agreement. The structure and bonding in the compound are discussed.