Condensed matter optical spectroscopy: an illustrated introduction

Molecular Symmetry and the Symmetry GroupsSymmetry Elements and Symmetry OperationsPoint Groups and Molecular SymmetrySymmetry Classification of MoleculesMatrix Representation of Symmetry TransformationGroup RepresentationsProperties of Irreducible RepresentationsTables of CharactersSymmetry of Crystals and Space GroupsRotation Groups and OperatorsExamples of SymmetryStudy QuestionsReferencesCrystal Field TheoryStates and Energies of Free Atoms and IonsOptical Spectra of Ionic CrystalsImpurities in Crystal Lattice: Splitting of Levels and Terms in Lattice SymmetryWeak Crystalline Field of Octahedral SymmetryEffect of a Weak Crystalline Field of Lower SymmetriesSplitting of Multielectron dn Configurations in the Crystalline FieldJahn-Teller EffectConstruction of Energy-Level DiagramsTanabe-Sugano DiagramsExample of the Co IonLimitations of the Crystal Field TheoryStudy QuestionsReferencesSymmetry and Molecular Orbitals TheoryMolecular OrbitalsHybridization Scheme for σ OrbitalsHybridization Scheme for π OrbitalsHybrid Orbitals as Linear Combinations of Atomic OrbitalsSymmetry Adapted Linear CombinationsExamples of Symmetry Application to Molecular OrbitalsStudy QuestionsReferencesSymmetry of Molecular Vibrations and Selection RulesMolecular VibrationsSymmetry of Normal ModesDetermining the Symmetry of Normal ModesNormal Coordinates and Wave FunctionsSelection Rules for Fundamental Vibrational TransitionsExamples of IR and Raman Activity of Molecular VibrationsVibronic CouplingVibronic PolarizationPhotoluminescence and Solid-State LasersRemember for Good PracticeStudy QuestionsReferencesBasic Optical Spectroscopic TechniquesWhat Is Spectroscopy?Optics of a SpectrometerLight SourceMonochromatorPhotodetectorFibers and Fiber Coupling AccessoriesDispersive SpectrometersFTIR SpectroscopyRaman SpectroscopyFluorescence SpectroscopyStudy QuestionsReferencesAppendix: Selected Character TablesSolutions to Study QuestionsIndex.