Spectroscopic Properties of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds: Techniques, Materials and Applications provides a unique source of information in an important area of chemistry. From Volume 40 of this series the nature and ethos have been altered to reflect a change of emphasis towards 'Techniques, Materials and Applications'. Researchers will now find up-to-date reviews which provide in-depth analyses of the leading work in these growing areas. Focus areas will include structure-function relationships, photochemistry and spectroscopy of inorganic complexes, and catalysis; materials such as ceramics, cements, pigments, glasses and corrosion products; techniques such as advanced laser spectroscopy and theoretical methods. This volume's chapters cover vibrational, EPR, NQR, photoelectron and UV/Vis spectroscopies, and electron and X-ray diffraction techniques.