Published November 15, 1980 | Version v1
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Covalent bonds in ionic crystals

Creators

  • 1. Indiana Univ., Bloomington (USA). Dept. of Physics

Description

An ion at a tetrahedral site will develop an induced octupole moment, which is equivalent to a covalent bond. The magnitude of this bond is calculated for AgI and the copper halides, and removes a discrepancy between theory and experiment which has stood for 47 years. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chem. Phys. Lett.
Journal Volume
76
Journal Issue
1
Series
Chem. Phys. Lett.
Journal Page Range
183-185
ISSN
0009-2614

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
13648970
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL BONDS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; HALIDES; IONIC CRYSTALS; OCTUPOLES; POLARIZABILITY; SILVER IODIDES
Descriptors DEC
CRYSTALS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; IODIDES; IODINE COMPOUNDS; MULTIPOLES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SILVER COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS