Quantum-mechanical ab initio simulation of the Raman and IR spectra of Fe3Al2Si3O12 almandine.

The IR and Raman spectra of the Fe(3)Al(2)Si(3)O(12) almandine garnet were simulated using the periodic CRYSTAL code with an all-electron Gaussian-type basis set and the hybrid B3LYP functional. The wavenumbers of the 25 Raman-active modes (3 of A(1g), 8 of E(g), and 14 of F(2g) symmetry) and 34 F(1u) IR-active modes (17 TO and 17 LO) were computed, as were the IR intensities. Calculated wavenumbers are in excellent agreement with the various sets of experimental results, with the mean absolute difference |Delta| being between 4 and 8 cm(-1). Graphical animation, available on the CRYSTAL Web site, provides a very comprehendible description of the movement of atoms and groups in each vibrational mode. The simulated reflectivity spectrum, obtained using a classical dispersion relation, is in excellent agreement with the measured one.

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