S. P. Gabuda, S. G. Kozlova, S. B. Erenburg, N. V. Bausk, R. L. Davidovich, V. V. Zyryanov, Yu. M. Yukhin, “Tunneling of $6s^2$ electrons in PbO and Bi$_2$O$_3$: XANES spectroscopy and DFT calculations”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 2002, Volume 76, Issue 1,Pages 57

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Tunneling of $6s^2$ electrons in PbO and Bi$_2$O$_3$: XANES spectroscopy and DFT calculations

S. P. Gabuda^a, S. G. Kozlova^a, S. B. Erenburg^ba, N. V. Bausk^ba, R. L. Davidovich^c, V. V. Zyryanov^d, Yu. M. Yukhin^d

^a Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk
^b G I. Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk
^c Institute of Chemistry, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok
^d Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract: The results of XANES spectroscopy and DFT calculations are evidence for the occurrence of anomalous $2p_{2 / 3} \to 6s_{1 / 2 }$ electronic transitions in lead(II) and bismuth(III) oxides. The observed transitions may be due to the tunneling of outer $6s^2$ electrons.

PACS: 61.10.Lx

Received: 29.05.2002