Experimental data on the volume dependence of the spin-orbit splitting in CuCl, CuBr, and CuI are reported. The results are compared with ASA, KKR, and simple LCAO calculations. Information about the change in the p-d hybridization with pressure is obtained.
Physica B & C, 117-118 B + C 63-5, 1983.
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