In: Comptes Rendus Chimie, 2011, vol. 15, no. 2-3, p. 250-254
Zerfo field splitting plays an important role in determining the electron spin relaxation of Gd(III) in solution. We understand the ZFS as an effect depending on the f electron structure and treat it in the framework of ligand field-density functional theory (LF-DFT). We apply this theory to calculate the ZFS of [Gd(DOTA)(H₂O)]⁻ from first principles, having an insight concerning the...
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In: Inorganic Chemistry, 2006, vol. 45, no. 18, p. 7382 -7388
Experimental uncertainties concerning the coordination mode of trivalent plutonium in concentrated LiCl have led us to theoretically evaluate the f-f transitions of a series of rare earth aquo and chloro complexes. The calculation of Pr(III), U(III), Np(III), and Pu(III) systems' spectra was undertaken using the LFDFT (ligand field density functional theory) route that combines the backgrounds of...
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In: Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, 2006, vol. 762, no. 1-3, p. 93-10
In this work we apply in a systematic way our multi-determinantal model to calculate the fine structure of the whole atomic multiplet manifold. The key feature of this approach is the explicit treatment of near-degeneracy correlation using ad hoc configuration interaction (CI) within the active space of Kohn–Sham (KS) orbitals with open d- or f-shells. The calculation of the CI-matrices is...
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In: Chemical Physics Letters, 2004, vol. 383 (5-6), p. 584-591
Ligand field effects in lanthanide ions compounds have consequences for optical and magnetic spectroscopy. In the analysis of electron paramagnetic resonance spectra of Gd³⁺ complexes, a major role is played by the zero field splitting (ZFS), which is a high order consequence of the ligand field and the spin–orbit coupling. We present a general parameterized method and a computer program for...
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