53Cr NMR study of CuCrO2 multiferroic

The magnetically ordered phase of the CuCrO2 single crystal has been studied by the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) method on 53Cr nuclei in the absence of an external magnetic field. The 53Cr NMR spectrum is observed in the frequency range νres = 61–66 MHz. The shape of the spectrum depends on the delay tdel between pulses in the pulse sequence τπ/2–tdel–τπ–tdel–echo. The spin–spin and spin–lattice relaxation times have been measured. Components of the electric field gradient, hyperfine fields, and the magnetic moment on chromium atoms have been estimated.