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Optical Spectroscopy and Its Applications in Inorganic Materials

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Light-matter interaction is a research field under permanent investigation. Such studies have encouraged new research as well as have effectively contributed to the development of new materials for different applications. The optical properties of materials derive from interactions with electromagnetic radiation, and they include absorption, emission, diffraction, scattering, reflection, and refraction. Thus, optical measurements are crucial for the better understanding of such properties due to structural changes in the properties of these materials. Optical measurements enable interpreting the electronic transitions, estimating the band gap values through the absorption coefficient or the Kubelka-Munk function, or even conducting lattice vibration (phonons) studies. It is worth analyzing the collected data in order to obtain light-activated catalysts, as well as to develop optical devices and scintillators, among other technological equipment.

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We are grateful to the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Maranhão (FAPEMA) for the substantial financial support in the research projects Proc. INFRA-03965/15 and Proc. UNIVERSAL-00656/15.

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Almeida, M.A.P., Maciel, A.P. (2018). Optical Spectroscopy and Its Applications in Inorganic Materials. In: Sharma, S. (eds) Handbook of Materials Characterization. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92955-2_8

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