Since the end of the cold war, macroscopic amounts of separated stable isotopes of most
elements have been available “off the shelf” at affordable prices. Using these materials …

Chapter 3 is a review of techniques for carrying out classical trajectory simulations within the
Born–Oppenheimer (BO) approximation. The chapter begins with a review of the basic …

The unique properties of diamond are responsible for its pre-eminence as a gemstone, and
give it a glamour and attraction unprecedented for any other mineral. As the first member of …

Powdered samples of the type Ce1− x RE x O2− y, where RE= La, Pr, Nd, Eu, Gd, and Tb,
are synthesized over the range 0≤ x≤ 0.5 starting from nitrate solutions of the rare earths. X …

Polarized Raman-scattering spectra are obtained from oriented single crystals of CeO 2.
Second-order features are assigned to phonon overtones from the X and L points on the …

We present new experimental results on the thermal conductivity of isotopically enriched C
12 diamond crystals at low temperatures. To our knowledge, the measured value for a …

The isotope effect on the lattice thermal conductivity for group IV and group III-V
semiconductors is calculated using the Debye-Callaway model modified to include both …

Measurements on the thermal conductivity of natural and synthetic single-crystal diamond
are presented over a wide temperature range. The large isotope effect reported previously …

The lattice thermal conductivity κ of various classes of crystalline solids is reviewed, with
emphasis on materials with κ> 0.5 Wcm− 1 K− 1. A simple model for the magnitude of the …

Hexagonal boron nitride is a model lamellar compound where weak, non-local van der
Waals interactions ensure the vertical stacking of two-dimensional honeycomb lattices made …