中国物理B ›› 2010, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (3): 37802-037802.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/19/3/037802

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Structural properties of Bi1-xLaxFeO3 studied by micro-Raman scattering

刘洁1, 蒋毅坚1, 马树元2, 杨洋3, 刘玉龙3, 朱 恪3, 张丽艳3   

  1. (1)College of Laser Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China; (2)College of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; (3)Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 收稿日期:2009-04-02 修回日期:2009-07-08 出版日期:2010-03-15 发布日期:2010-03-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.~10674171 and 10874236).

Structural properties of Bi1-xLaxFeO3 studied by micro-Raman scattering

Yang Yang(杨洋)a), Liu Yu-Long(刘玉龙) a)†, Zhu Ke(朱恪)a), Zhang Li-Yan(张丽艳)a), Ma Shu-Yuan(马树元)b), Liu Jie(刘洁)c), and Jiang Yi-Jian(将毅坚)c)   

  1. a Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; b College of Physical Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China; c College of Laser Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • Received:2009-04-02 Revised:2009-07-08 Online:2010-03-15 Published:2010-03-15
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.~10674171 and 10874236).

摘要: This paper reports that La-doped BiFeO3 (Bi1-xLaxFeO3, x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0) were studied by using micro-Raman spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction (XRD). The XRD patterns indicate that the structure of Bi1-xLaxFeO3 changes from rhombohedral BiFeO3 to orthorhombic LaFeO3. The results of Raman spectroscopy show good agreement with the XRD results. Strikingly, the phonon peak at around 610~cm-1 and the two-phonon peaks in the high frequency range exist in all compounds and enhance with increasing La substitution. The increasing intensity of the 610~cm-1 peak is attributed to the changes in the FeO6 octahedron during the rhombohedral--orthorhombic phase transition. The enhancements of the two-phonon peaks are associated with the breakdown of the cycloid spin configuration with the appearance of the orthorhombic structure. These results indicate the existence of strong spin--phonon coupling in Bi1-xLaxFeO3, which may provide useful information for understanding the effects of La content on the structural and magnetic properties of Bi1-xLaxFeO3.

Abstract: This paper reports that La-doped BiFeO3 (Bi1-xLaxFeO3, x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0) were studied by using micro-Raman spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction (XRD). The XRD patterns indicate that the structure of Bi1-xLaxFeO3 changes from rhombohedral BiFeO3 to orthorhombic LaFeO3. The results of Raman spectroscopy show good agreement with the XRD results. Strikingly, the phonon peak at around 610 cm-1 and the two-phonon peaks in the high frequency range exist in all compounds and enhance with increasing La substitution. The increasing intensity of the 610 cm-1 peak is attributed to the changes in the FeO6 octahedron during the rhombohedral--orthorhombic phase transition. The enhancements of the two-phonon peaks are associated with the breakdown of the cycloid spin configuration with the appearance of the orthorhombic structure. These results indicate the existence of strong spin--phonon coupling in Bi1-xLaxFeO3, which may provide useful information for understanding the effects of La content on the structural and magnetic properties of Bi1-xLaxFeO3.

Key words: Bi1-xLaxFeO3, Raman scattering, phase transition, spin--phonon coupling

中图分类号:  (Magnetomechanical effects, magnetostriction)

  • 75.80.+q
77.84.Bw (Elements, oxides, nitrides, borides, carbides, chalcogenides, etc.) 75.30.Kz (Magnetic phase boundaries (including classical and quantum magnetic transitions, metamagnetism, etc.)) 78.30.Hv (Other nonmetallic inorganics) 63.20.-e (Phonons in crystal lattices)