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X-ray absorption spectroscopy has been used to obtain information on the local structure around Zn atoms in CdTe. The Zn–Te distance is 5% smaller than the Cd–Te bond-length in the bulk, but slightly larger than in pure ZnTe. A similar effect is predicted by FLAPW calculations.
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Koteski, V., Reinhold, B., Haas, H. et al. EXAFS Studies of the Local Structure Around Zn in Cd1−x Zn x Te. Hyperfine Interactions 136, 681–685 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020569126400
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