Ceramics-Silikáty 49 (1) 68-72 (2005)

TRANSFORMATION OF NITRATE ION INTO PEROXIDE UNDER IRRADIATION

V. Anan'ev, M. Seliverstov

Different types of point defects formed in ion-molecular crystals have been described. Based on the data on radiation-induced optical spectra of alkali nitrate crystals peroxynitrite was stated to be one of these defects. The peculiarities of the formation of defects in ion-molecular crystals have been interpreted in relation to the structure of energy bands of these crystals.

Keywords: Point defects, Optical spectra, Peroxynitrite, radiolysis, Alkali nitrate crystals, Ion-molecular crystals