Transition Ion Electron Paramagnetic Resonance

Part 1 Introduction to electron paragmanetic resonance: EPR due to mainly two-level systems; some transition-ion EPR spectra; crystal fields and ligand fields. Part 2 Crystal and ligand fields and the spin Hamiltonian: review of atomic theory; superposition model (SPM); molecular orbital theories; the Jahn-Teller effect. Part 3 Spin Hamiltonian parameters: line broadening with fine structure; resolution or ambiguities. Part 4 Experimental methods in CW-EPR: EPR spectrometers principles of design; choice of microwave frequency; low temperature EPR; high temperatures; computers in EPR. Part 5 Linewidths and computer simulation in CW-EPR: power and power-like EPR spectra; quantitative spin determination; statistical models of line broadening. Part 5 Representative examples of transition-metal ion EPR: planar microcycles; oxygen co-ordination; semiconductors; zeolites and other catalysts; irradiated complexes. Part 7 Coupled paramagnetic systems: dipolar coupled dimer complexes; metal-nitroxy and metal-radical interactions. Part 8 Paramagnetic relaxation: classical rate theory; measurement of relaxation times. Part 9 Double resonance: introduciton to the theory of ENDOR. Part 10 Electron spin echo modulation: electron spin echo; ESE experimental; model calculations for ESEEM. Part 11 Biological applciations of transition-ion EPR: mitochondrial electron transport chain; molybdenum-containing enzymes; paramagnetic metal-substituted enzymes. Part 12 Zero-field EPR: introductory theory of zero-field resonance; examples of ZFR. (part contents)