The cluster model, developed for the ESR-absorption of a pure antiferromagnetic compound, has been modified to take into account the magnetic dilution. As bonding in a cluster is sensitive to its local geometry, the consideration is confined to the specific structure of 2-Cr 2 0 3 . In this case, the incorporation of diamagnetic Ga 3+ ions sets up eight local configurations with different coupling energies and distinct probabilities. It is assumed that the ESR-absorption of a doped crystal can be explained by the absorption within these configurations. The theory is able to predict the dependence on temperature and concentration for the ESR-intensity of gallium-doped Cr 2 0 3 with an accuracy of about 3%. Numeral results of this fit are the magnetic coupling energies K } = 183 cm"' between nearest Cr 3+ neighbours and K 2 = 82.3 cm" 1 between next-nearest Cr 3+ neighbours.
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