Electronic energy levels of CsCdCl3

The excitation and emission spectra of CsCdCl₃ crystal grown by the Bridgman growth technique, are observed. Its dominant excitation spectra correspond to the transitions between the electronic energy levels of the face-shared [CdCl₆]⁴⁻ octahedron complexes with C_3v symmetry. With the help of the molecular orbital diagram of the [CdCl₆]⁴⁻ molecule complex, an approximate electronic energy level diagram of this crystal is constructed using one-electron approximation.