Electronic structure of ${\mathrm{Ag}}_2$O

The electronic structure of ${\mathrm{Ag}}_2$O has been investigated by photoelectron, Auger-electron, and bremsstrahlung isochromat spectroscopy. The experimental results are compared with model one-particle band-structure and two-particle cluster calculations. We extract values for the on-site Ag 4d and O 2p energies, the Ag 4d–O 2p transfer integrals, as well as the on-site Coulomb Ag 4d-4d and O 2p-2p interactions. A comparison with ${\mathrm{Cu}}_2$O and CuO is made, and the differences are discussed in view of high-$T_c$ superconductivity and the instability of AgO.