Raman Scattering Study of Bismuth Layer-Structure Ferroelectrics
- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 33 (9S) , 5559-5564
- https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.33.5559
Abstract
The lattice dynamical properties have been studied by Raman spectroscopy in bismuth layer-structure oxides Bi4Ti3O12, and ABi4Ti4O15(A=Ba, Ca, Pb, Sr). The rigid-layer modes were observed in all compounds in the range 57–62.5 cm-1. The lowest mode of Bi4Ti3O12shows marked softening, and the square frequency of the lowest mode is linearly related to the square of the spontaneous polarization. As for CaBi4Ti4O15and SrBi4Ti4O15the underdamped soft modes were also clearly observed. In contrast, in BaBi4Ti4O15only low-frequency overdamped modes have been observed. In PbBi4Ti4O15the low-frequency spectra have a complicated structure and the softening of the underdamped modes was not observed clearly.Keywords
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