57Fe Mössbauer quadrupole splittings and isomer shifts in spin-crossover complexes: A density functional theory investigation

Yong Zhang, Eric Oldfield

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Abstract

We report the results of density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the 57Fe Mössbauer quadrupole splittings ΔEQ and isomer shifts δFe of both the high-spin (HS) and low-spin (LS) states of two typical spin crossover complexes: the six-coordinate species cis-bis(thiocyanato)bis(1,10-phenanthroline)iron(II), (Fe(phen)2(NCS)2; S = 2 or 0) and the five-coordinate system, [N,N′-ethylenebis(salicylideniminato)]nitrosyl iron(II), (Fe(salen)-(NO); S = 3/2 or 1/2). There is excellent agreement between the experimental data and the theoretical calculations. The wave functions derived are used to clarify some aspects of the differences between the HS and LS electronic states of these materials, and they put on a firm theoretical foundation the use of Mössbauer spectroscopy to investigate spin-crossover complexes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4147-4150
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry A
Volume107
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - May 22 2003

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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