Investigation of Electronic Structure of Zn$\text{}_{1-x}$Mg$\text{}_{x}$ Mixed Crystals by Compton Spectroscopy Method

The first experimental study of the Compton profiles of Zn$\text{}_{1-x}$Mg$\text{}_{x}$Se for x=0.25, 0.47, 0.56 mixed crystals is presented. The Compton profiles were measured with the use of the $\text{}^{241}$Am radioactive source with a resolution of 0.57 a.u. The experimentally obtained Compton profiles were compared with the theoretical ones based on the free-atom model. The results are interpreted in terms of outermost electrons of Zn and Mg being promoted to the higher momentum states, and 4p-electrons of Se becoming more delocalised in a solid, being thus promoted to the lower momentum states.