Electron spin resonance spectra of nitric oxide adsorbed on zeolites

Electron spin resonance (e.s.r.) spectra of NO adsorbed on the 4 zeolites Linde 4A, 5A, 13X, and hydrogen mordenite were measured at 77°K. No e.s.r. signal was observed for NO on silica gel. By use of expressions for the line shapes of polycrystalline samples, assuming axially symmetric g -tensors, and taking into account also isotropic coupling, values of and line width were derived by an iterative procedure. From these, the crystal field splitting, Δ, of the 2pπ levels, which become non-degenerate on adsorption, were calculated. By relating Δ to the interaction of the non-axial components of the quadru-pole moment with the corresponding electric field gradients, the non-axial component of the latter is estimated for the surface fields of the zeolites.