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Phys. Rev. Lett. 20, 550–553 (1968)

Dielectric Definition of Electronegativity

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J. C. Phillips*,†
Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, England

Received 7 December 1967; published in the issue dated 11 March 1968

A simple model is proposed for the static electronic dielectric constants of zinc-blende and wurtzite crystals in terms of the dielectric constants of diamond-type crystals. The model suggests a natural definition of electronegativity in (sp3)-hybridized valence states.

© 1968 The American Physical Society

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*Alfred P. Sloan Fellow.

Permanent address: James Franck Institute and Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, III.