Raman scattering investigation of skutterudite compounds

Physica B : Condensed Matter Volume 383 Issue 1 Page 128-129 published_at 2006-08-15
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Raman scattering investigation of skutterudite compounds
Creator
Kondo Toshihisa
Takasu Yuichi
Takeda Naoya
Ishikawa K.
Sugawara Hitoshi
Kikuchi Daisuke
Sato Hideyuki
Sekine Chihiro
Shirotani Ichimin
Source Title
Physica B : Condensed Matter
Volume 383
Issue 1
Start Page 128
End Page 129
Abstract
Raman scattering spectra of filled skutterudite RT4X12 (R=La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm and Y, T=Fe, Ru and Os, and X=Sb and P) and unfilled skutterudite CoP3 have been measured. All first-order Raman active phonons, which are due to the vibration of pnictogens, are observed. In addition, the crystal field excitations in PrRu4P12 spectra and the 2nd- order phonons including rare-earth vibrations in SmRu4P12 and ROs4Sb12 are also observed. The 2nd- order phonons can be observed for the sample with the larger cage space. The peak intensity of the 2nd- order phonons decreases with decreasing temperature and vanishes at low temperature. Such a temperature dependence suggests that the 2nd- order phonons are thermally excited and due to independent vibrations of the rare-earth ions, that is rattler motion.
Keywords
Skutterudite
Raman scattering
rattling vibration
NDC
Physics [ 420 ]
Language
eng
Resource Type journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Date of Issued 2006-08-15
Rights
Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd.
Publish Type Author’s Original
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISSN] 0921-4526
[DOI] 10.1016/j.physb.2006.03.076
[NCID] AA10673546
[DOI] http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2006.03.076