Condensed-Phase Molecular Spectroscopy and Photophysics: Kelley/Condensed-Phase Molecular Spectroscopy and Photophysics

**An introduction to one of the fundamental tools in chemical research?spectroscopy and photophysics in condensed-phase and extended systems** A great deal of modern research in chemistry and materials science involves the interaction of radiation with condensed-phase systems such as molecules in liquids and solids as well as molecules in more complex media, molecular aggregates, metals, semiconductors, and composites. __Condensed-Phase Molecular Spectroscopy and Photophysics__ was developed to fill the need for a textbook that introduces the basics of traditional molecular spectroscopy with a strong emphasis on condensed-phase systems. It also examines optical processes in extended systems such as metals, semiconductors, and conducting polymers, and addresses the unique optical properties of nanoscale systems. __Condensed-Phase Molecular Spectroscopy and Photophysics__ begins with an introduction to quantum mechanics that sets a solid foundation for understanding the text's subsequent topics, including: * Electromagnetic radiation and radiation-matter interactions * Molecular vibrations and infrared spectroscopy * Electronic spectroscopy * Photophysical processes and light scattering * Nonlinear and pump-probe spectroscopies * Electron transfer processes Each chapter contains problems ranging from simple to complex, enabling readers to gradually build their skills and problem-solving abilities. Written for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in physical and materials chemistry, this text is uniquely designed to equip readers to solve a broad array of current problems and challenges in chemistry. Content: Chapter 1 Review of Time?Independent Quantum Mechanics (pages 1–30): Chapter 2 Electromagnetic Radiation (pages 31–45): Chapter 3 Radiation–Matter Interactions (pages 47–66): Chapter 4 Absorption and Emission of Light (pages 67–77): Chapter 5 System–Bath Interactions (pages 79–101): Chapter 6 Symmetry Considerations (pages 103–114): Chapter 7 Molecular Vibrations and Infrared Spectroscopy (pages 115–138): Chapter 8 Electronic Spectroscopy (pages 139–162): Chapter 9 Photophysical Processes (pages 163–190): Chapter 10 Light Scattering (pages 191–214): Chapter 11 Nonlinear and Pump–Probe Spectroscopies (pages 215–237): Chapter 12 Electron Transfer Processes (pages 239–250): Chapter 13 Collections of Molecules (pages 251–261): Chapter 14 Metals and Plasmons (pages 263–276): Chapter 15 Crystals (pages 277–289): Chapter 16 Electronic Spectroscopy of Semiconductors (pages 291–303):

An introduction to one of the fundamental tools in chemical research—spectroscopy and photophysics in condensed-phase and extended systems

A great deal of modern research in chemistry and materials science involves the interaction of radiation with condensed-phase systems such as molecules in liquids and solids as well as molecules in more complex media, molecular aggregates, metals, semiconductors, and composites. Condensed-Phase Molecular Spectroscopy and Photophysics was developed to fill the need for a textbook that introduces the basics of traditional molecular spectroscopy with a strong emphasis on condensed-phase systems. It also examines optical processes in extended systems such as metals, semiconductors, and conducting polymers, and addresses the unique optical properties of nanoscale systems.

Condensed-Phase Molecular Spectroscopy and Photophysics begins with an introduction to quantum mechanics that sets a solid foundation for understanding the text's subsequent topics, including:

• Electromagnetic radiation and radiation-matter interactions
• Molecular vibrations and infrared spectroscopy
• Electronic spectroscopy
• Photophysical processes and light scattering
• Nonlinear and pump-probe spectroscopies
• Electron transfer processes

Each chapter contains problems ranging from simple to complex, enabling readers to gradually build their skills and problem-solving abilities. Written for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in physical and materials chemistry, this text is uniquely designed to equip readers to solve a broad array of current problems and challenges in chemistry.

Highlighting the molecule-environment interactions that strongly influence spectra in condensed phases, Condensed-Phase Molecular Spectroscopy and Photophysics provides a comprehensive treatment of radiation-matter interactions for molecules in condensed phases as well as metallic and semiconductor nanostructures.