Raman spectra of lead chloride single crystals

Abstract
Raman spectra of lead chloride single crystals have been measured at several temperatures, up to near the melting point. An assignment of the eighteen Raman‐active modes is made, based on low temperature polarized spectra. Analysis of the high temperature spectra shows that some Raman peaks can be related to a disordered chlorine sublattice. A comparison is made with the spectra of superionic compounds, where one sublattice can be considered as molten.