Electric field gradient calculations in paramagnetic compounds using the PAW approach. Application to 23Na NMR in layered vanadium phosphates

Autor: L. Le Polles, Jérôme Cuny, E. Le Fur, Eric Furet, Romain Gautier, Jonathan R. Yates
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 48:S171-S175
ISSN: 0749-1581
Popis: This article presents ab initio calculations of electric field gradient (EFG) parameters as a tool for the structural characterization of paramagnetic crystalline compounds. Previously reported ²³Na NMR parameters of vanadium + IV containing vanado-phosphate compounds were computed within density functional theory using both cluster and fully periodic approaches. Quadrupolar parameter values measured by ²³Na NMR experiments were reproduced with a level of accuracy comparable to that achievable in diamagnetic compounds and allowed the assignment of observed ²³Na NMR signals. This work demonstrates the utility of the periodic planewave pseudopotential + PAW approach for the calculation of EFG parameters in paramagnetic compounds.
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