Vibrational Spectra of Transition Metal Hexafluoride Crystals. I. Orthorhombic MoF6, WF6, and UF6 Neat Crystals.
Abstract
Neat crystal Raman spectra of orthorhombic MoF6, WF6, and UF6 are presented and discussed. The neat crystal spectra are interpreted in terms of an internal-external mode separation and a conventional factor group analysis. In general, these data lead to four essential conclusions concerning hexafluoride crystals: (a) Fermi resonance plays an important role in producing the observed energy and intensity differences in this series; (b) k = 0 exciton structures are remarkably similar in the three crystals; (c) similarities and differences between these solids can be directly correlated with molecular parameters such as dipole derivatives, polarizabilities, etc.; and (d) phonons (external modes) can be neatly separated into rotational and translational normal modes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA039765
Entities
People
- Elliot R. Bernstein
- Genevive Meredith
Organizations
- Colorado State University