Shell-Model Lattice Dynamics of CsCl, CsBr, and Csl

Abstract

Detailed calculations are presented for the frequency distributions and dispersion curves of the three cesium-chloride-structure alkali halides: cesium chloride, cesium bromide, and cesium iodide. In the shell model applied to the study, the polarizabilities of both negative and positive ions have been taken into account as well as the simplified next nearest neighbor interactions. Theoretical predictions and experimental data are in agreement.