Static and dynamic aspects of order and disorder in CBr4

Abstract

In the first part of this paper is presented a review of experimental work carried out on CBr₄: X-ray and neutron diffraction, neutron diffuse scattering and neutron coherent inelastic scattering. Comparison is made with CD₄, and it is deduced that translational and rotational motions are coupled in CBr₄. Then in the second part, some consideration is given to the development of a model of translation–rotation coupling using the theoretical work of Yasuda on CD₄.