Handbook on the physics and chemistry of rare earths, volume 10
The present volume is published under the subtitle ''High Energy Spectroscopy'' and focuses on the application of such spectroscopy to rare-earth materials. The experimental techniques described in this volume involve a major perturbation of the rare-earth ions in that they change the number of electrons. For this reason, the interpretation of these experimental results is non-trivial and has led to some controversies in the early years of high-resolution spectroscopy. These issues can now be considered as settled, but a careful theoretical analysis of the processes involved remains important and this is reflected in four theoretical chapters in the volume. Most of the seven experimental papers cover the various spectroscopic techniques and a few deal with special materials. The question of f-electron delocalisation due to hybridization is a recurring theme in a number of chapters dealing with theoretical aspects, as well as with experiments carried out specifically on mixed-valent compounds.
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- 5024987
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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