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Comparative Raman spectroscopic study of phase stability and anharmonic effects in AZr2(PO4)3 (A=K, Rb and Cs)
K Kamali1, T R Ravindran1, C Ravi1
1Materials Science Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603 102, India.
Abstract:
AZr2(PO4)3 (A=Na, K, Rb, Cs) are a set of framework structured compounds that exhibit tunable ultralow thermal expansion over the wide temperature range of 293-1273K. We report a systematic Raman spectroscopic investigation on AZr2(PO4)3 (A=K, Rb and Cs) compounds as a function of temperature in the range 80-860K and pressures of up to 32GPa. To get insight into the thermal expansion property, phonon anharmonicity has been investigated by studying the temperature and pressure dependence of Raman peak shifts and line widths and computed bulk modulus. We have compared the phase transition and amorphization pressures of the various members of AZr2(PO4)3 to account for the stability of the ambient rhombohedral phase. We find that unlike most of the anomalous thermal expansion materials, in AZr2(PO4)3 (A=K, Rb and Cs), the phonons that are anharmonic with temperature do not necessarily exhibit anharmonicity with pressure.
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