Jahn-Teller effect in the EPR spectrum ofPt3+in MgO

Abstract
The electron-paramagnetic-resonance spectrum of Pt3+ was studied in single crystals of MgO. The spectrum exhibits a static Jahn-Teller effect with δ¯3Γ5 and the first excited vibronic singlet is A12. A theoretical estimation of the spin-Hamiltonian parameters yielded values very close to those obtained experimentally.