Published February 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Strong probe atom dependence of the electric field gradient in bismuth

  • 1. Freie Univ. Berlin (Germany, F.R.). Fachbereich Physik
  • 2. Hahn-Meitner-Institut fuer Kernforschung Berlin G.m.b.H. (Germany, F.R.). Bereich Kern- und Strahlenphysik

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The nuclear quadrupole interaction of the 8+ isomers in sup(206,208)Po was measured in the semimetallic host Bi. The comparison of the extracted electric field gradient eq for PoBi with the values for the neighboring elements Bi and Pb as probe atoms in Bi reveals a very drastic increase from Pb to Bi and to Po by an order of magnitude: eqsub(PbBi):eqsub(BiBi):eqsub(PoBi) = 1.64(10:)4.8(3):16(2) (all values at room temperature in units of 1017 V/cm2). This behavior is discussed in terms of the changing number of outer p-electrons of the probe atoms. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Z. Phys., B
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
3
Series
Z. Phys., B.
Journal Page Range
203-206
ISSN
0340-224X