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The X-ray emission spectra were measured for tetrahedrally coordinated Zn ion in several synthetic compounds. Intensity ratios of L β and L α spectral lines correlate strikingly with the Δ(Zn—O) values, which are the differences between theoretical and measured or calculated distances of Zn—O in the compounds and correspond to the contraction of the Zn—O bond. This difference increases with the L β/L α intensity ratio. The increments of the L β/L α intensity ratios are mainly attributed to the increments of L β intensity that accompany the contraction of Zn—O bonds. Coexistence of a transition metal ion increases the L β intensity. The L β transition probability and the L β/L α intensity ratio are affected by bond contraction and chemical environment.
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Kimura, M., Ohashi, H. & Osawa, T. Effect of the contraction of Zn-O bonds on X-ray emission spectra. Phys Chem Minerals 15, 545–547 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00311024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00311024