Vibrational Spectroscopy At High External Pressures

Vibrational Spectroscopy at High External Pressures: The Diamond Anvil Cell presents the effects of high pressure on the vibrational properties of materials as accomplished in a diamond anvil cell (DAC). The DAC serves the dual purpose of generating the pressures and being transparent to infrared radiation, allowing the observation of changes caused by pressure. The optical probes highlighted will deal principally with infrared and Raman scattering, although some observations in the visible region will also be presented.
The book begins with a discussion of the effects of pressure and pressure units. This is followed by separate chapters on the instrumentation needed to study vibrational transitions under pressure and pressure calibration and various methods used to measure pressure in the DAC. Subsequent chapters deal with applications in basic areas of inorganic, coordination, and organic compounds. These include the effects of pressure on spin states and various geometries; pressure effects on organic molecules; applications in geochemistry, conductors, forensic science, and lubricants; and miscellaneous topics such as metallic hydrogen, metallic xenon, and CuCl.

Contenu

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction

1. Effects of Pressure
2. Pressure Units
   References
   Bibliography
   Chapter 2 Instrumentation
3. Introduction
4. High-Pressure Optical Cell
5. Optical Windows for Use at High Pressures
6. Optical Instrumentation in the IR and for Raman Experiments
7. Optical Link of Pressure Cell to Optical Cell
8. Generation of Temperatures Simultaneously with Pressure in the DAC
9. Complementary Measurements in the DAC
   References
   Bibliography
   Chapter 3 Pressure Calibration
10. Introduction
11. Methods of Pressure Calibration
    References
    Bibliography
    Chapter 4 Inorganic Compounds
12. Introduction
13. Elements (Nonmetals)
14. Type AX (II-VI and III-IV Compounds)
15. Alkali Metal Halides (AB)
16. Alkaline-Earth Fluorides
17. Thallium Iodide
18. Bihalide Salts
19. AB2 Halides
20. Miscellaneous Systems
21. Miscellaneous Inorganic Compounds
22. Ionic Conductors
    References
    Bibliography
    Chapter 5 Coordination Compounds
23. Solid-State Structural Conversions
    References
    Bibliography
    Chapter 6 Organic and Biological Compounds
24. Organic Molecules
25. Biological Compounds
    References
    Review Articles
    Bibliography
    Chapter 7 Special Applications
26. Geochemical and Geophysical Applications
27. Electrical Conductor Applications
28. Lubricant Studies
29. Forensic Science
    References
    Bibliography
    Chapter 8 Miscellaneous Applications
30. Metallic Hydrogen
31. Metallic Xenon
32. Cuprous Chloride-Superconductor or Not?
    Addendum
    References
    Additional Bibliography
    Index