The authors have investigated theoretically and experimentally the dependence of the spin-orbit splitting of the edge excitons in CuCl, CuBr, and CuI on volume. The results indicate a large contribution of the change in p(halogen)-d(Cu) hybridization with volume, especially for CuCl.
Solid State Communications, 43 183-7, 1982.
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