Electronic structure of Sb in BaPb1−xSbxO3superconducting compounds

Autor: W. F. Peck, J. J. Krajewski, W. M. Reiff, Robert J. Cava, M. Eibschütz
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters. 56:2339-2341
ISSN: 1077-3118
0003-6951
DOI: 10.1063/1.103248
Popis: The Mossbauer effect of the 37.2 keV γ transition of 121Sb has been employed to study the electronic configuration of Sb ions in BaPb1−xSbxO3 superconducting materials. The isomer shift is constant as a function of Sb content and falls in the region correspoding to the Sb(V) valence state. The isomer shift of 7 mm/s is the lowest value yet observed for an Sb(V)O6 chromophore and indicates a high degree of covalency, corresponding to significant 5sm 5pn hybridization. The mixed valence state of an equal amount of Sb(III) and Sb(V) has not been observed.
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