High-pressure Raman spectra of racemate dl-alanine crystals

Raman spectroscopy investigations of dl-alanine crystal under high pressures have been carried out up to 18.0 GPa. For instance, around 1.0 GPa and between 1.7 and 2.3 GPa changes in the Raman profile were observed and associated to conformational changes of the molecules in the unit cell or to a ph...

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Published in:Vibrational spectroscopy 2010-11, Vol.54 (2), p.107-111
Main Authors: Belo, E.A., Lima, J.A., Freire, P.T.C., Melo, F.E.A., Filho, J. Mendes, Bordallo, H.N., Polian, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon dioxide
Condensed Matter
Crystals
Doppler effect
High pressure
Lattice vibration
Lattices
Organic crystals
Other
Phase transformations
Phonons
Physics
Red shift
Stretching
Vibration
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Summary:Raman spectroscopy investigations of dl-alanine crystal under high pressures have been carried out up to 18.0 GPa. For instance, around 1.0 GPa and between 1.7 and 2.3 GPa changes in the Raman profile were observed and associated to conformational changes of the molecules in the unit cell or to a phase transition accompanied to slight conformational change of the molecule through CH and CH 3 groups. Moreover, between 6.0 and 7.3 GPa, the appearance of a new low energy lattice modes and to the splitting of a band assigned to the stretching vibration of the CCH 3 moiety were related to a second phase transition. Finally, changes in lattice modes, red shift of the band associated to CCH 3 stretching and increasing of line-width of the band associated to the wagging of CO 2, between 11.6 and 13.2 GPa, are ascribed to a third phase transition. On release of pressure the original phase was obtained again.
ISSN:0924-2031
1873-3697
DOI:10.1016/j.vibspec.2010.03.016