@article{10902/28559, year = {2010}, month = {1}, url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/28559}, abstract = {The magnitude of tunneling splitting, 3?, that governs decoherence in quantum systems under symmetric potentials, is frequently unknown. Using first-principles calculations, we have obtained 3? for a number of E?e Jahn-Teller impurities in solids. Calculated values span 6 orders of magnitude on passing from KCl?Ag2+ to MgO?Cu2+. Values associated with Cu2+- and Ag2+-doped MgO are 2 orders of magnitude larger than those previously assumed and consistent with the existence of a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect. The origin and enhancement with pressure of these high 3? values is discussed in detail.}, organization = {The support by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología under Projects FIS2006-02261 and FIS2009- 07083 is acknowledged.}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, publisher = {Physical Review Letters, 2010, 104(3), 035901}, title = {Tunneling splitting of Jahn-Teller ions in oxides}, author = {García Fernández, Pablo (físico) and Trueba Pérez, Álvaro and Barriuso Pérez, María Teresa and Aramburu-Zabala Higuera, José Antonio and Moreno Mas, Miguel}, }