Abstract:
The absolute charges of atoms in all sites of the YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7}$ lattice were determined using Mössbauer data for $^{67}$Cu($^{67}$Zn) and $^{67}$Ga($^{67}$Zn) isotopes, NMR/NQR data for $^{17}$O and $^{137}$Ba isotopes, and calculations of the lattice electric-field gradient. The obtained charge distributions correspond to a hole occurring predominantly in the sublattice of chain oxygen.