Raman spectra and phase transition of the phenothiazine crystal

Polarized Raman spectra of single crystals of phenothiazine which undergoes a phase transition around 250 K and is ferroelastic in the low-temperature phase were measured in the lattice-vibrational region for temperatures ranging from 89 to 300 K. The spectra of the high- and low-temperature phases obey the selection rules required for the orthorhombic and monoclinic structures, respectively. Anomalous temperature dependences are observed in the frequency, intensity and linewidth of a band appearing in the lowest-frequency region. This band is attributed mainly to a librational motion of the molecule, and is important in the evaluation of this phase transition. A gradual change of the molecular orientation is inferred to occur over a wide temperature interval in the low-temperature phase along the vibrational coordinate of the above libration. Another strong, low-frequency band, which is characteristic of the phenothiazine spectra, is suggested to arise from mixing between intramolecular and lattice vibrations. This mode is considered to play some role in the phase transition too. The interaction between the low-frequency optical modes and the acoustic modes is briefly discussed in connection with the ferroelasticity of the low-temperature phase. The transition temperature depends on the quality of the specimen; the correct transition temperature is found to be 248.8 K and slightly lower than the previously reported value.     

Raman scattering studies of the Ba2MnWO6 and Sr2MnWO6 double perovskites

Polycrystalline Ba2MnWO6 (BMW) and Sr2MnWO6 (SMW) samples were studied between 80 and 1200 K by Raman scattering spectroscopy. In the case of BMW (space group Fmm), four Raman active vibrational modes, predicted by factor group analysis, were identified. Raman scattering studies with different wavelengths revealed a resonant bands between 300 and 800 cm-1. The origin of these bands was related to the Franck-Condon process. Line broadening versus temperature and phonon frequency were studied, and a qualitative explanation was proposed. SMW samples had considerably more complex Raman spectra. It was found that SMW transformed from tetragonal (room-temperature space group P42/n) to the cubic phase between 670 and 690 K; the phase transition temperature was dependent on sample preparation conditions, and it was considerably lower than in the case of large grain size powders. The role of grain size in phase transition is discussed. Mn ions were found to have a crucial role in the lattice dynamics of both materials.     

纳米晶钛酸钡的Sol-gel法制备及其尺寸效应

采用sol-gel法制备了不同粒径的钛酸钡（BT）纳米晶粉. XRD、Raman光谱和DSC测试结果显示,随着退火温度的升高，晶粒长大，晶胞的a轴逐渐减小， c轴逐渐增大.粒径在54 nm左右时，钛酸钡由顺电立方相向铁电四方相结构转变，在立方-四方相变过程中，晶胞略微膨胀.随着粒径的减小，正交-四方相变温度升高，四方-立方相变温度降低， Raman谱峰降低和宽化，粒径为38 nm左右时四方相的特征峰消失.     

Ba1－xSrxTiO3的Sol-gel法制备与结构相变研究

采用sol-gel法制备了钛酸锶钡(Ba1－xSrxTiO3)．用XRD、DSC、Raman等表征技术研究了Ba1－xSrxTiO3的晶体结构和相变行为.结果表明,随着锶含量的增加,晶胞体积逐渐减小,c/a趋近于1,相变温度降低,相变热减少,相变弥散性增强,且存在热滞现象.Raman光谱发生有趣变化,当x=0.30时,室温下发生结构相变, Ba1－xSrxTiO3以立方相为主要存在相,相变具有有序-无序特征.     

Raman study of phase transitions in (n-C4H9NH3)2BiCl5

The Raman spectra of (n-C₄H₉NH₃)₂BiCl₅ were recorded and analysed from 4 K to 390 K. The phase transition (α → β) at 370 K to the metastable form is manifested by changes in the low-frequency Raman spectra, indicating the changes in the anionic structure of the crystal. The phase transition at 215 K is clearly manifested by the temperature evolution of the internal modes of the butylammonium cation. The phase transition is likely to be due to a reorientational motion of the cation.     

Vibrational spectra of [(CH3)3NH]3Sb2Cl9, [(CH3)3NH]3Bi2Cl9 and their mixed crystals

The IR and Raman spectra of [(CH₃)₃NH]₃Sb₂Cl₉ (A), [(CH₃)₃NH]₃Bi₂Cl₉ (B) and two of their mixed crystals containing respectively 33% (AB.33) and 42% Bi (AB.42) are analyzed and compared. A and AB.33 show ferroelectric–paraelectric phase transition at 364 K and 344 K, respectively. AB.42 and B are paraelectric in the temperature range between 90 and 365 K. Most of the vibrational modes show continuous changes, with the temperature, in the IR frequencies or intensities with no soft mode behavior. However, characteristic ν(NHCl) and δ(NHCl) vibrations of weakly hydrogen-bonded species are only observed in A and AB.33 below the temperature of the phase transition and are related to the ferroelectricity. The evolution of the IR spectra with the temperature suggests that the ferroelectric properties are connected with the reorientation of the cations which needs a breaking of the weak NHCl hydrogen bonds in the paraelectric phase.     

钛酸铅和钛酸钡振动性质及铁电相变的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函赝势的方法, 研究了不同晶相的钛酸铅和钛酸钡的振动模式. 没有发现钛酸铅存在低温相变的证据, 而钛酸钡则存在四方-正交和正交-三角铁电相变. 振动频率随四方应变的变化关系表明, 随着四方应变的增大, 软模的频率增大, 在某一个临界点, 不稳定的软模转变为稳定的振模. 由于钛酸铅具有较大的四方应变, 使得其能够在四方相稳定下来, 而钛酸钡较小的四方应变是其仍能够发生低温铁电相变的一个重要原因.     

Temperature-induced phase transition in h-MoO3: Stability loss mechanism uncovered by Raman spectroscopy and DFT calculations

This paper reports the study of the metastable hexagonal molybdenum oxide (h-MoO₃) rods by looking at the vibrational, structural and morphological properties. The MoO₃ as-synthesized rods were prepared by the precipitation method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, revealing a hexagonal phase and submicrometric size of the MoO₃. The vibrational modes of the h-MoO₃ were calculated by density-functional perturbation theory (DFPT) and used by first time to do the signature of the experimentally observed Raman modes, filling a gap in this field. Experimental temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopy study was carried out on h-MoO₃ rods and pointed out to a phase transition in the 675-690 K temperature range. This phase transition was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy that was used to analyze the morphological changes in the MoO₃ samples during the heating cycle. Temperature-dependent Raman data analysis combined with DFT calculations allowed us to confirm the mechanism that underlies the stability loss of the hexagonal phase at the critical temperature and to correlate the wavenumber difference of two specific Raman bands with the real temperature of the sample.     

Raman Investigation of the Low Temperature Phase Transitions in Monoclinic TlReO4

The Raman spectrum of monoclinic TlReO₄ is presented together with a factor group analysis and assignment of the bands. The phase transitions of monoclinic TlReO₄ is investigated below room temperature, and two phase transitions were identified between room temperature and 90 K. The room temperature monoclinic phase was converted to the orthorhombic phase at 170 K upon cooling, and to the tetragonal phase at 150 K. Upon heating back to room temperature the tetragonal phase persisted until the orthorhombic phase could be identified at 210 K and 220 K. From 230 K to room temperature the monoclinic phase could again be observed.     

Temperature dependent Raman scattering study of l-ascorbic acid

Temperature dependent Raman study of l-ascorbic acid has been performed from 15 to 418 K. Changes in the wavenumber vs. temperature plots for some internal modes were interpreted as conformational molecular change and the discontinuity in the wavenumber vs. temperature plots along with the appearance of a new vibrational mode in the temperature range 200-270 K suggests that l-ascorbic acid undergoes a structural phase transition. For temperatures higher than 300 K, no relevant modification was observed on the Raman spectra thus indicating a stable structure at high temperatures. Additionally, a correlation between OH stretching wavenumber and the behavior of hydrogen bond is also made.     

Crystal structure, differential scanning calorimetry and vibrational low temperature investigation of C(NH2)3 x HSeO4

The first X-ray and vibrational spectroscopic analysis of a new molecular complex between guanidinium and selenic acid is reported. The crystal of guanidinium hydrogenselenate at room temperature belongs to P2(1)/n space group of the monoclinic system with Z=4, a=8.330A, b=5.109A, c=14.855A and beta=92.65 degrees . Room temperature powder infrared and Raman spectra for the titled complex (1:1) were measured. The observed IR and Raman spectra are in accordance with this crystallographic structure. The differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) experiment on powder samples indicates on continuous phase transition at ca. 160K. To explain in detail the behavior of the crystal during the phase transition the infrared and Raman powder spectra in low temperature range (10-300K) were measured. The temperature dependencies of bands position and intensities for obtained spectra are analysed.     

Low-temperature phase transition in [Mn(OS(CH3)2)6](ClO4)2 studied by single crystal X-ray diffraction, infrared absorption and Raman scattering spectroscopies

Single crystal X-ray diffraction studies of [Mn(OS(CH3)2)6](ClO4)2 have shown that the low temperature phase transition, detected by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at about 223 K, is associated with the crystal symmetry's reduction from an orthorhombic crystallographic system (Fdd2, No. 43) to a monoclinic one (Cc, No. 9). The analysis of the full width at half maximum of the bands connected with: δd(OClO)F2 and ρ(CH3) vibrational modes in the FT-IR and FT-RS spectra, respectively, registered in the function of temperature, proved that the reorientational motions of ClO4- anions and CH3 groups from (CH3)2SO ligands, began to slow down at temperatures below the phase transition at about 223K. Mean values of activation energy for ClO4- reorientation in the high temperature phase I and low temperature phase II are: Ea(I)≈14 kJ mol(-1) and Ea(II)≈10 kJ mol(-1), respectively. Analogous values for CH3 reorientation are: Ea(I)≈23 kJ mol(-1) and Ea(II)≈1 kJ mol(-1), respectively.     

Dielectric relaxation of PrFeO3 nanoparticles

PrFeO₃ (PFO) nanoceramic is synthesized by a sol-gel reaction technique. Thermogravimetric study of the as prepared gel is performed to get the lowest possible calcination temperature of PFO nanoparticles. The Rietveld refinement of the powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern shows that the sample crystallizes in the orthorhombic (Pnma) phase at room temperature. The particle size of the sample is determined by scanning electron microscopy. The vibrational properties of the samples are studied by Raman spectroscopy at an excitation wavelength of 488 nm to substantiate the XRD results. Group-theoretical study is performed to assign the different vibrational modes of the sample in accordance with structural symmetry. Dielectric spectroscopy is applied to investigate the ac electrical properties of PFO at various temperatures between 313 and 473 K and in a frequency range of 42 Hz–1.1 MHz. The modified Cole-Cole equation is used to describe the experimental dielectric spectra. The frequency-dependent conductivity spectra are found to follow the power law. The temperature dependent dc conductivity is found to obey the Arrhenius law with an activation energy of 0.280 eV. An analysis of the real and imaginary parts of impedance is performed, assuming a distribution of relaxation times as confirmed by Cole-Cole plot.     

Raman spectroscopy of liquid crystalline N-[4-(4-n-alkoxybenzoyloxy)-2-hydroxybenzylidene]-3-aminopyridines

New homologous series of N-[4-(4-n-alkoxybenzoyloxy)-2-hydroxybenzylidene]-3-aminopyridines were synthesized, they exhibited a nematic phase. The temperature dependence of their Raman spectra has been observed in the spectral range 900-1800 cm^-1. Some Raman bands show a marked change in their intensity and frequency through the phase transition from crystalline solid to nematic. These bands are ascribed to the vibrational modes related to the core part of the molecule. Such behaviour can be explained by the change of molecular conformation related to the core. Some members of these series exhibited photochromism in the solid state.     

Raman spectra of ammonia borane: low frequency lattice modes

We have measured the Raman spectrum of ammonia borane at low temperature (T = 15 K) and across the orthorhombic-to-tetragonal phase transition at T = 225 K. A comprehensive study of the low frequency lattice modes using Raman spectroscopy has been carried out. Data analysis has been complemented by a density functional theory calculation of which the results have been used for a detailed assignment of the Raman active modes. The analysis of the spectroscopic measurements taken across the phase transition seems to be consistent with the increasing orientational disorder of the molecular components and seems to be compatible with the equalization of the a and b lattice constants characteristic of the tetragonal phase.     

Raman and X-ray investigations of ferroelectric phase transition in NH4HSO4

Temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction studies have been carried out on NH(4)HSO(4) single crystals in the temperature range 77-298 K. Two structural transitions driven by the molecular ordering and change in crystal symmetries are observed below 263 and 143 K. These phase transitions are marked by the anomalies in the temperature dependence of wavenumber and fwhm of several internal vibrational modes. The Raman spectra and X-ray data enable us to understand the nature of the molecular ordering resulting in the ferroelectric phase below 263 K, sandwiched between two nonferroelectric phases. The crystal structure of the ferroelectric phase is determined correctly as Pc, which has been earlier solved in Ba symmetry. The temperature dependent Raman and X-ray results suggest that the disorder to order transition leading to lower symmetry below 263 K is driven by the change in HSO(4)(-) ions and that below 143 K is driven by the change in both HSO(4)(-) and NH(4)(+) ions.     

Raman spectroscopy of liquid crystalline N-[4-(4-n-alkoxybenzoyloxy)-2-hydroxybenzylidene]-3-aminopyridines

New homologous series of N-[4-(4-n-alkoxybenzoyloxy)-2-hydroxybenzylidene]-3-aminopyridines were synthesized, they exhibited a nematic phase. The temperature dependence of their Raman spectra has been observed in the spectral range 900–1800?cm^?1. Some Raman bands show a marked change in their intensity and frequency through the phase transition from crystalline solid to nematic. These bands are ascribed to the vibrational modes related to the core part of the molecule. Such behaviour can be explained by the change of molecular conformation related to the core. Some members of these series exhibited photochromism in the solid state.     

Highly stable cooperative distortion in a weak Jahn-Teller d2 cation: perovskite-type ScVO3 obtained by high-pressure and high-temperature transformation from bixbyite

A novel ScVO(3) perovskite phase has been synthesized at 8 GPa and 1073 K from the cation-disordered bixbyite-type ScVO(3). The new perovskite has orthorhombic symmetry at room temperature, space group Pnma, and lattice parameters a = 5.4006(2) ?, b = 7.5011(2) ?, and c = 5.0706(1) ? with Sc(3+) and V(3+) ions fully ordered on the A and B sites of the perovskite cell. The vanadium oxygen octahedra [V-O(6)] display cooperative Jahn-Teller (JT) type distortions, with predominance of the tetragonal Q(3) over the orthorhombic Q(2) JT modes. The orthorhombic perovskite shows Arrhenius-type electrical conductivity and undergoes a transition to triclinic symmetry space group P-1 close to 90 K. Below 60 K, the magnetic moments of the 4 nonequivalent vanadium ions undergo magnetic long-range ordering, resulting in a magnetic superstructure of the perovskite cell with propagation vector (0.5, 0, 0.5). The magnetic moments are confined to the xz plane and establish a close to zigzag antiferromagnetic mode.     

Temperature dependence on phase evolution in the BaTiO3 polytypes studied using ab initio calculations

Identifying the forces that drive a temperature-induced phase transition is always challenging in the prospect of the first-principles methods. Herein, we perform a first-principles study of the temperature effects on structural, energetic, electronic, and vibrational properties of four BaTiO₃ polymorphs using quasi-harmonic approximations. Study of the stability between these four phases, which we break into contributions arising from the vibration of the lattice, electronic structure, and volume expansion/contraction, is helpful to confirm the sequence of phase transitions as cubic → tetragonal → orthorhombic → rhombohedral, as well as its transition temperatures. A general mechanism was proposed based on the combination between structural distortions at [TiO₆] clusters, vibrational characteristics, and electronic structure. These findings confirm the power of quasi-harmonic approximations to disclose the main fingerprints associated with both thermic and mechanical phase transitions, serving as a guide for further theoretical studies.     

On structural phase transitions in (i-C4H9NH3)3Bi2Br9: differential scanning calorimetry, dielectric and infrared studies

Two structural phase transitions at 263 and 252 K are detected in a new isobutylammonium crystal (i-C₄H₉NH₃)₃Bi₂Br₉ by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dielectric studies. Internal vibrations modes of (i-C₄H₉NH₃)₃Bi₂Br₉ are studied through their phase transitions using the infrared spectrscopy. The infrared studies show that the vibrational state of isobutylammonium cations changes weakly during the phase transition at 252 K. The 263 K phase transition is not reflected in the infrared spectra. The lower temperature phase transition (252 K) is believed to be governed by the reorientational motion of the isobutylammonium cations and may be classified as an ‘order–disorder' type.