Forcing Cesium into Higher Oxidation States via Useful Hard X-ray Induced Chemistry at Extreme Conditions

...................................................................................................iii ACKNOWLEDMENTS......................................................................................v LIST OF TABLES.............................................................................................ix LIST OF FIGURES...........................................................................................x LIST OF ACRONYMS................................................................................................................xiii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION...........................................................................1 CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND.............................................................................3 PREDICTION OF CsFn (n>1) COMPOUNDS...................................................3 USEFUL HARD X-RAY INDUCED CHEMISTRY...........................................4 CHAPTER 3: GENERAL THEORY.......................................................................9 CESIUM FLUORIDE...............................................................................9 POTASSIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE......................................................10 DIAMOND ANVIL CELLS......................................................................10 RUBY FLUORESCENCE........................................................................13 RAMAN..............................................................................................15 CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF MATERIAL....................................................20