International Tables for Crystallography (2013). Vol. D. ch. 2.1, pp. 286-313
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Chapter 2.1. Phonons
Contents
- 2.1. Phonons (pp. 286-313) | html | pdf | chapter contents |
- 2.1.1. Introduction (p. 286) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.2. Fundamentals of lattice dynamics in the harmonic approximation (pp. 286-294) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.2.1. Hamiltonian and equations of motion (pp. 286-287) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.2.2. Stability conditions (p. 287) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.2.3. The dynamical matrix (pp. 287-288) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.2.4. Eigenvalues and phonon dispersion, acoustic modes (pp. 288-290) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.2.5. Eigenvectors and normal coordinates (p. 290) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.2.6. Amplitudes of lattice vibrations (pp. 290-291) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.2.7. Density of states and the lattice heat capacity (pp. 291-292) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.2.8. Thermal expansion, compressibility and Grüneisen parameters (pp. 292-294) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.3. Symmetry of lattice vibrations (pp. 294-311) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.3.1. Symmetry constraints for the dynamical matrix (pp. 294-301) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.3.2. Symmetry of dispersion planes (p. 301) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.3.3. Symmetry properties of eigenvectors (pp. 301-303) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.3.4. Symmetry coordinates (pp. 303-306) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.3.5. Degeneracy of lattice vibrations (pp. 306-309) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.3.6. Compatibility relations (pp. 309-310) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.3.7. Optical selection rules (pp. 310-311) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.4. Conclusion (p. 311) | html | pdf |
- 2.1.5. Glossary (pp. 311-312) | html | pdf |
- References | html | pdf |
- Figures
- Fig. 2.1.2.1. Definition of position vectors (p. 286) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.2.2. Definition of the force acting on atom (
) when atom (
) is displaced by
(p. 287) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.2.3. Phonon dispersion of b.c.c. hafnium for wavevectors along the main symmetry directions of the cubic structure (p. 288) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.2.4. Phonon dispersion of Nd2CuO4 along the main symmetry directions of the tetragonal structure (p. 289) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.2.5. Low-frequency part of the phonon dispersion of deuterated naphthalene at 6 K (p. 289) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.2.6. Energy levels of a quantum-mechanical harmonic oscillator (p. 291) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.2.7. Phonon dispersion and density of states for GaAs (p. 291) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.2.8. Schematic representation of the true phonon density of states (solid line) along with the Debye approximation (dotted line) (p. 292) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.2.9. Temperature dependence of the heat capacity at constant volume according to the Debye model (p. 292) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.3.1. Transformation of atomic displacements by a symmetry operation (p. 295) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.3.2. Relation between interaction of symmetry-related atoms (p. 295) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.3.3. Symmetry-related atoms in different primitive cells (p. 296) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.3.4. Projection along the tetragonal z axis of the example structure given in Table 2.1.3.1 (p. 298) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.3.5. Symmetry of the dispersion surface (p. 301) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.3.6. The dispersion relation is an even function of q (p. 301) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.3.7. Matrix of symmetry coordinates at
for the example structure given in Fig. 2.1.3.4 and Table 2.1.3.1 (p. 307) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.3.8. (a) Accidental degeneracy of phonons with different symmetry (p. 307) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.3.9. Low-frequency part of the phonon dispersion of KLiSO4 at room temperature (space group P63) (p. 309) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.3.10. Illustration of the compatibility relations for phonons in a tetragonal crystal with space group
for wavevectors along [
] (p. 310) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.3.11. Principle of infrared absorption (p. 310) | html | pdf |
- Fig. 2.1.3.12. Principle of Raman spectroscopy (p. 310) | html | pdf |
- Tables
- Table 2.1.3.1. Example structure in space group
(p. 298) | html | pdf |
- Table 2.1.3.2. Atom transformation table (p. 298) | html | pdf |
- Table 2.1.3.3. Character table of the point group
(p. 303) | html | pdf |
- Table 2.1.3.4. Irreducible representations of the point group
(p. 308) | html | pdf |
- Table 2.1.3.5. Irreducible representations of the space group
for
(the
point) (p. 309) | html | pdf |
- Table 2.1.3.6. Irreducible representations of the space group
for
(the A point) (p. 309) | html | pdf |
- Table 2.1.3.7. Irreducible representations of the space group
for
(the
point) (p. 310) | html | pdf |
- Table 2.1.3.8. Character table of the space group
for
(the
point) (p. 311) | html | pdf |
- Table 2.1.3.1. Example structure in space group