Abstract

Tetra-arsenic tetrasulfide polymorphs have been investigated by IR, Raman and UV-visible spectroscopies. The mineral realgar ( α-As 4S 4) and the high-temperature phase β-As 4S 4 transform to pararealgar by exposure to monochromatic laser light with a reaction rate depending on the wavelength of the exciting radiation. The photoinduced alteration process has been monitored by Raman spectroscopy, following in real time the spectral changes of the samples undergoing irradiation. A satisfactory assignment of realgar, β-As 4S 4 and pararealgar was obtained by employing a simplified valence force field which provided a complete set of normal coordinates suitable for describing the vibrational spectra of these As 4S 4 polymorphs.

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