Precise EXAFS (Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure) study of CuBr
crystals, carried out in the temperature range from 300 to 631 K, lea
ds to the fact that a potential minimum position for the nearest neigh
bor pairs of Cu and Br ions decreases monotonically. The mean interato
mic distance, however, totally expands due to anharmonic vibrations wi
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