Solid State Spectroscopies : Basic Principles and Applications

by Gonzalo, Julio A.; Garcia, Jorge; Frutos, Jose De

• ISBN13: 9789810248901
• ISBN10: 9810248903
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC

Summary

Materials physics is a very active research field at present and it is expected to remain so in the foreseeable future. Different spectroscopies are currently used to investigate the structure and dynamics of crystalline materials.

Table of Contents

Preface	1	(2)
Fundamentals
Types of solids	3	(5)
Crystal lattices	8	(5)
Optical properties of solids	13	(7)
Lattice vibrations in solids	20	(9)
References	27	(2)
Optical Spectroscopies
Optical reflectance	29	(3)
The Kramers-Kronig relations	32	(6)
Electronic interband transitions	38	(3)
Excitons	41	(4)
References	44	(1)
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies: EPR
Introduction	45	(4)
Analysis of EPR resonances as without relaxation	49	(3)
Analysis of resonance with relaxation	52	(5)
Concluding remarks	57	(8)
References	63	(2)
Point Defects in Crystals
Introduction	65	(4)
Lattice vacancies: Schottky defects	69	(4)
Lattice vacancies: Frenkel defects	73	(1)
Diffusion	74	(3)
References	76	(1)
Sound Waves Spectroscopies in Solids
Normal modes of harmonic crystalline solid	77	(4)
Connection with the theory of elasticity	81	(6)
Wave equation, sound velocities and elastic constants	87	(7)
Ultrasonics spectroscopy	94	(3)
Brillouin scattering spectroscopy	97	(8)
References	103	(2)
Light Scattering Spectroscopies
Classical and quantum theory of light scattering by individual atoms	105	(9)
Scattering of light by collective excitations in continuous media	114	(8)
Raman scattering in solids	122	(2)
Fabry-Perot Interferometer /Double Monochromator	124	(9)
References	132	(1)
Neutron Scattering Spectroscopies
Elastic and inelastic neutron scattering	133	(8)
Neutron scattering length by atomic nuclei	141	(4)
Coherent and incoherent neutron scattering	145	(2)
Some important applications of elastic and inelastic neutron scattering	147	(3)
Neutron scattering by spin waves in ferromagnets	150	(9)
Neutron spectrometers	159	(6)
References	164	(1)
Structural Phase Transitions in Solids
Landau theory for structural phase transitions	165	(7)
Microscopic theory of displacive phase transitions: Cochran's model	172	(6)
The Lyddanne-Sachs-Teller relation	178	(5)
References	181	(2)
Soft Mode Spectroscopies
Neutron and Raman scattering investigations of soft modes in perovskites	183	(5)
Ultrasonics and Brillouin spectroscopies near order-disorder phase transitions	188	(5)
References	192	(1)
Dielectric Response Spectroscopies (I)
Contributions to the Polarization in insulating solids	193	(7)
Dielectric relaxation: Debye theory	200	(3)
A microscopic model: the double potential well	203	(3)
General solutions to the relaxation equation in ordinary dielectrics	206	(5)
References	210	(1)
Dielectric Response s(II)
Moderate dipole-dipole interactions: Lorentz approximation	211	(3)
Dielectric relaxation near ferroelectric transitions	214	(7)
Piezoelectric resonances spectroscopy	221	(10)
References	230	(1)
APPENDIX A
A.1 Fundamental constants	231	(2)
A.2 Conversion factors	233	(2)
APPENDIX B
Special topics for oral presentations	235	(8)
APPENDIX C
Tensor parameters of Ferroic phase transitions	243	(2)
Index	245