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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 235-239 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Solid state communications |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Compounds containing cations with a valence electron configuration that can formally be described as (n-1)d10ns0 (Cu+, Ag+, Au+, Hg2+) exhibit a variety of unusual structural properties, e.g. low coordination numbers and short cation-cation distances. The incorporation of d electrons from the closed d10 sub-shell has been debated for a long time as a reason for this extraordinary behaviour. Ag L3 XANES spectra of oxidic silver(I) compounds exhibit a prominent peak at the rising edge. By comparison with the XANES spectrum of a Ag(III) periodate complex this peak is assigned to a transition from initial 2p states to 4d final states, proving that in oxidic Ag(I) compounds the closed-shell configuration 4d10 is broken. The intensity of the peak signalling unoccupied 4d states is related to the degree of covalent bonding in a compound.
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- Materials Chemistry
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In: Solid state communications, Vol. 81, No. 3, 01.1992, p. 235-239.
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