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Low-temperature behavior of alkali halides doped with hydroxyl

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The low-temperature dielectric dispersions of LiF, NaCl, KCl, and KBr have been measured for different concentrations of OH−. With decreasing tunnel splitting of the OH− levels, and with increasing dipolar interaction, a behavior is observed below ∼1 K similar to that found in amorphous materials and attributed to two-level states (TLS). Differences between OH− and TLS are noted, the main difference being that the broad spectrum of energy levels associated with the OH− in alkali halides arises from dipolar interactions rather than an atomically disordered environment. It is argued that an electric dipole analog of the magnetic spin-glass state does not occur in the OH− systems.

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Moy, D., Potter, R.C. & Anderson, A.C. Low-temperature behavior of alkali halides doped with hydroxyl. J Low Temp Phys 52, 115–135 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00681269

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