Investigation of electronic structure and anisotropy of the Lamb-Mössbauer factor in ZnF2 single crystals

M. Steiner, M. Köfferlein, W. Potzel, H. Karzel, W. Schiessl, G. M. Kalvius, D. W. Mitchell, N. Sahoo, H. H. Klauss, T. P. Das, R. S. Feigelson, G. Schmidt

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Abstract

Using the 93.3 keV resonance in67Zn the isomer shift, the quadrupole interaction, and the anisotropy of the Lamb-Mössbauer factor (LMF) in ZnF2 single crystals have been investigated. The main component of the electric field gradient (efg) tensor Vzz=+(2.18+-0.22)×1017V/cm2 and η=0.29±0.03 are derived. Vzz is oriented perpendicular to the crystallographic c axis. The anisotropy of the LMF is large:fx=(2.4±0.1)%, fy=(2.3±0.2)%, and fz=(1.4±0.2)%. Ab initio Hartree-Fock cluster calculations gave a detailed description of the observed charge distribution including the orientation of the efg tensor. Using a force constant model (shell model), we solved the eigenvalue problem of the dynamic matrix and quantitatively reproduced the anisotropy of the LMF.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1453-1458
Number of pages6
JournalHyperfine Interactions
Volume93
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1994
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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