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Published on: August 22, 2015
Investigation of phonon behavior in Pr(2)NiMnO(6) by micro-Raman spectroscopy
K D Truong1, M P Singh, S Jandl
1Département de Physique, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, J1K 2R1, Canada.
Abstract:
The temperature dependence of phonon excitations and the presence of spin-phonon coupling in polycrystalline Pr(2)NiMnO(6) samples were studied using micro-Raman spectroscopy and magnetometry. Magnetic properties show a single ferromagnetic-to-paramagnetic transition at 228 K and a saturation magnetization close to 4.95 µ(B)/f.u. Three distinct Raman modes at 657, 642, and 511 cm( - 1) are observed. The phonon excitations show a clear hardening due to anharmonicity from 300 down to 10 K. Further, the temperature dependence of the 657 cm( - 1) mode shows only a small softening. This reflects the presence of a relatively weak spin-phonon coupling in Pr(2)NiMnO(6) contrary to the case for other double perovskites previously studied.
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