Direct observation of melted Mott state evidenced from Raman scattering in 1T-TaS_2 single crystal

The evolution of electron correlation and charge density wave(CDW)in 1T-TaS_2 single crystal has been investigated by temperature-dependent Raman scattering,which undergoes two obvious peaks of A_(1g) modes about 70.8 cm~(-1) and 78.7 cm~(-1) at 80 K,respectively.The former peak at 70.8 cm~(-1) is accordant with the lower Hubbard band,resulting in the electron-correlation-driven Mott transition.Strikingly,the latter peak at 78.7 cm~(-1) shifts toward low energy with increasing the temperature,demonstrating the occurrence of nearly commensurate CDW phase(melted Mott phase).In this case,phonon transmission could be strongly coupled to commensurate CDW lattice via Coulomb interaction,which likely induces appearance of hexagonal domains suspended in an interdomain phase,composing the melted Mott phase characterized by a shallow electron pocket.Combining electronic structure,atomic structure,transport properties with Raman scattering,these findings provide a novel dimension in understanding the relationship between electronic correlation,charge order,and phonon dynamics.     

Raman scattering study of delafossite magnetoelectric multiferroic compounds: CuFeO2 and CuCrO2

Ultrasonic velocity measurements on the magnetoelectric multiferroic compound CuFeO(2) reveal that the antiferromagnetic transition observed at T(N1) = 14 K might be induced by an R3m --> pseudoproper ferroelastic transition. In that case, the group theory states that the order parameter associated with the structural transition must belong to a two-dimensional irreducible representation E(g) (x(2) - y(2), xy). Since this type of transition can be driven by a Raman E(g) mode, we performed Raman scattering measurements on CuFeO(2) between 5 and 290 K. Considering that the isostructural multiferroic compound CuCrO(2) might show similar structural deformations at the antiferromagnetic transition T(N1) = 24.3 K, Raman measurements have also been performed for comparison. At ambient temperature, the Raman modes in CuFeO(2) are observed at ω(E(g)) = 352 cm(-1) and ω(A(1g)) = 692 cm(-1), while these modes are detected at ω(E(g)) = 457 cm(-1) and ω(A(1g)) = 709 cm(-1) in CuCrO(2). The analysis of the temperature dependence of the modes in both compounds shows that the frequencies of all modes increase with decreasing temperature. This typical behavior is attributed to anharmonic phonon-phonon interactions. These results clearly indicate that none of the Raman active modes observed in CuFeO(2) and CuCrO(2) drive the pseudoproper ferroelastic transitions observed at the Néel temperature T(N1). Finally, a broad band at about 550 cm(-1) observed in the magnetoelectric phase of CuCrO(2) below T(N2) could be associated with magnons.     

γ-Al_2O_3高温相变的激光Raman光谱研究

通过不同波长的Raman激发光对γ-Al2O3的高温相变过程进行了研究。发现用632.8 nm激发光测得的位于1175、1241cm-1和1370、1400cm-1,对应于514.5 nm激发光时位于4808、4875cm-1和5003、5033cm-1的谱峰均是Al2O3中杂质的荧光光谱。较低波数的二个谱峰与θ-Al2O3有关,而较高波数的二个谱峰与α-Al2O3有关。随着焙烧温度升高,从800℃开始γ-Al2O3逐渐向θ-Al2O3和α-Al2O3转变,θ-Al2O3的谱峰强度在1100~1200℃焙烧时最大,当温度继续升高到1250℃全部转变成α-Al2O3,并且Al2O3的相变是从表层开始的。     

多孔硅拉曼光谱随激发功率变化的研究

用阳极氧化法新制备了多孔硅样品,以457．5nm固体激光器为激发光源,在不同激发功率下,获得了拉曼谱图和一些谱峰参量随激光功率的变化关系。解释了520cm^-1和300cm^-1附近拉曼峰随功率变化的一系列可逆的实验现象：随激光功率升高出现的红移和非对称性展宽,主要是由于样品局域平均粒径变小而受量子限域效应的影响导致的;样品局域平均粒径在表面上的二维减小与随激光功率升高而导致的局域温升并不违背基本的热力学定律;高功率时520cm^-1附近双峰的出现是由于多孔硅样品局域平均粒径达到一定阈值而导致的纵模和横模双声子模的分裂。     

铁磁电材料BiFeO_3低温拉曼谱的研究

BiFeO3是少数的在室温时具有磁电耦合效应的铁磁电材料之一,在信息存储、传感器和自旋电子器件等方面都有潜在的应用前景。在4-1100K,通过拉曼散射研究了BiFeO3单晶的性质,讨论了与结构相变相联系的磁有序。     

质子辐照聚苯胺的Raman与红外光谱研究

本文用Raman与红外光谱表征质子辐照聚苯胺的结构。聚苯胺的红外光谱的主要吸收峰经低能和高能质子辐照后分别向高频移动2—12cm~(-1)和5—26cm~(-1)。在1228,1344,1380和1444cm~(-1)处的Raman带在低能质子辐照后分别移到1236,1348,1392和1456cm~(-1),在804,1588和1620cm~(-1)处的Raman带,经高能质子辐照后分别移到808,1592和1624cm~(-1)。醌型结构的拉曼线1588cm~(-1)也上移4cm~(-1)。这些结果表明,质子辐照不同于质子酸的掺杂(质子化过程)而是引起聚苯胺中分子链的断裂。     

用液芯光纤研究stokes/anti-stokes拉曼强度比测温

液芯光纤可以使拉曼光谱强度提高103倍。研究了在stokes/anti stokes拉曼光谱强度比测温中如何获得理想测温结果的方法。用长为5.20m、内径为50μm的含C6H6和CCl4混合液体的液芯光纤,获得了高强度CCl4的±218cm-1,±314cm-1和±459cm-1的拉曼光谱。利用各光谱带的stokes与anti stokes的强度比(Is/Ia),确定了液芯光纤所在处的温度。实验结果表明,±459cm-1的强度比的实验值与理论值符合得很好,±218cm-1为较好,±314cm-1稍差一些。从理论和实验两方面总结了拉曼频移、光纤损耗、溶剂效应、仪器响应等对测温结果的影响。     

铁电液晶MBOPDOB相变的光散射研究

我们对铁电液晶 MBOPDOB 进行了温度有关的拉曼散射研究。在低频范围记录了三条拉曼谱线(15,49,93cm~(-1))。其中15和49cm~(-1)谱线消失于 C-Sm C相变温度,没有检测到任何频移现象。93cm~(-1)拉曼线产生部分频移,消失于各向同性相,联系着偶极-偶极互作用。高频范围四个振动模(1178和1116cm~(-1),1710和1738cm~(-1))之间能量转移归于由电子转移引起的 C=0键硬化和 C-0健的弱化。同时也讨论了该液晶 Sm C-Sm A 相变的二级连续型特征。     

Neutron diffraction and electrical transport studies on the incommensurate magnetic phase transition in holmium at high pressures

Neutron diffraction and electrical transport measurements have been made on the heavy rare earth metal holmium at high pressures and low temperatures in order to elucidate its transition from a paramagnetic (PM) to a helical antiferromagnetic (AFM) ordered phase as a function of pressure. The electrical resistance measurements show a change in the resistance slope as the temperature is lowered through the antiferromagnetic Néel temperature. The temperature of this antiferromagnetic transition decreases from approximately 122 K at ambient pressure at a rate of -4.9 K GPa(-1) up to a pressure of 9 GPa, whereupon the PM-to-AFM transition vanishes for higher pressures. Neutron diffraction measurements as a function of pressure at 89 and 110 K confirm the incommensurate nature of the phase transition associated with the antiferromagnetic ordering of the magnetic moments in a helical arrangement and that the ordering occurs at similar pressures as determined from the resistance results for these temperatures.     

Evolution of the 128-cm-1 Raman phonon mode with temperature in Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As 2 (x = 0.065 and 0.2)

We report electronic Raman scattering measurements on Ba(Fei_1-xCo_x)₂As₂（x = 0.065 and 0.2） single crystals with Raman shifts from 9 cm^-1 up to 600 cm^-1 in the symmetry of B_lg with respect to 1 Fe unit cell.When the crystals are cooled down,the evident quasielastic peaks of Raman spectra occur only in the crystal with x = 0.065,which is due to the contribution of orbital ordering between xz and yz Fe 3d orbitals,as we reported in another work.Here,we analyze the E_g phonon at 128 cm^-1,which has the same function form of its Raman tensors as those of xz and yz Fe 3d orbitals in these two crystals respectively.Unlike their electronic continuums,no anomalies are found in the E_g phonons of these two samples,which simply follows the expressions corresponding to the anharmonic phonon decay into acoustic phonons with the same frequencies and opposite momenta.Our results indicate that the structural and magnetic phase transition might be completely suppressed by chemical doping and there is not any indication of coupling between charge nematicity and E_g phonon mode from our experimental results,which is consistent with the results in our previous work.