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Phase transitions in mixed disordered crystals Rb1−x Kx CaF3 (0 < x < 1) investigated by Raman spectroscopy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 January 1999
Abstract
Structural antiferrodistortive phase transitions have been studied in mixed disordered perovskites Rb1−x Kx CaF3 crystals over a wide concentration range (0 < x < 1) by Raman spectroscopy and a full group theory analysis has been carried out. Raman spectra have been indexed in all phases and a “one mode” behavior is evidenced. The influence of the cationic substitution on the mechanism driving the transitions is characterized by: i) the disappearance of the strong first-ordercharacter of the low temperature transition in RbCaF3; ii) the continuous evolution of the Raman spectra as a function of temperature, with no sharp indication of a transition except for the classical soft mode behavior; iii) the persistence of hard Raman modes even in the ideal cubic phase; iiii) the appearance of a broad central component associated with relaxation processes. Finally, the results of lattice dynamics calculations, when compared to inelastic neutron scattering measurements, show that the classical virtual crystal model fails. These results are examined in terms of a simple displacive transition for these fluoro-perovskites in which the interactions between F6 octahedra are anisotropic and the importance of the substitutional disorder is highlighted.
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