“…In the late 40s, the MgO derivate copper-doped magnesium oxide, (Mg 1 - x Cu x )O, was synthesized and structurally characterized by Rigamonti, and quenched specimens were tested with respect to their catalytic activity 8,9 and optical properties , ), and according to the x − T phase diagram, − the magnesium-rich phase ( x < 0.20) is stable over a wide range of temperature and composition. Although structurally rather simple (both sublattices are cubic face centered), the local environment and valence of the copper dopant might differ from those of the matrix ions, and its nature is still unknown: The valence of copper may vary between +1 and the unusual valence state +3. − The dopant may substitute magnesium or be distributed within the interstitial sublattice depending on the experimental conditions. , The existence of a Jahn−Teller distortion around Cu[Ar] d 8 and Cu[Ar] d 9 is also possible at low temperatures ( T < 300 K) and is controversially discussed in the literature. ,,− , …”