Vibrational Spectroscopy At High External Pressures

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 Introduction 1. Effects of Pressure 2. Pressure Units References BibliographyChapter 2 Instrumentation 1. Introduction 2. High-Pressure Optical Cell 3. Optical Windows for Use at High Pressures 4. Optical Instrumentation in the IR and for Raman Experiments 5. Optical Link of Pressure Cell to Optical Cell 6. Generation of Temperatures Simultaneously with Pressure in the DAC 7. Complementary Measurements in the DAC References BibliographyChapter 3 Pressure Calibration 1. Introduction 2. Methods of Pressure Calibration References BibliographyChapter 4 Inorganic Compounds 1. Introduction 2. Elements (Nonmetals) 3. Type AX (II-VI and III-IV Compounds) 4. Alkali Metal Halides (AB) 5. Alkaline-Earth Fluorides 6. Thallium Iodide 7. Bihalide Salts 8. AB2 Halides 9. Miscellaneous Systems 10. Miscellaneous Inorganic Compounds 11. Ionic Conductors References BibliographyChapter 5 Coordination Compounds 1. Solid-State Structural Conversions References BibliographyChapter 6 Organic and Biological Compounds 1. Organic Molecules 2. Biological Compounds References Review Articles BibliographyChapter 7 Special Applications 1. Geochemical and Geophysical Applications 2. Electrical Conductor Applications 3. Lubricant Studies 4. Forensic Science References BibliographyChapter 8 Miscellaneous Applications 1. Metallic Hydrogen 2. Metallic Xenon 3. Cuprous Chloride-Superconductor or Not? Addendum ReferencesAdditional BibliographyIndex