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Zone center phonons of the orthorhombic RMnO3 (R = Pr, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho) perovskites

HC Gupta1* and Upendra Tripathi2

Author Affiliations

1 Physics Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India

2 Physics Department, Amity University, Noida, UttarPradesh, India


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PMC Physics B 2008, 1:9 doi:10.1186/1754-0429-1-9

Published: 17 March 2008

Abstract

A short range force constant model (SRFCM) has been applied for the first time to investigate the phonons in RMnO3 (R = Pr, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho) perovskites in their orthorhombic phase. The calculations with 17 stretching and bending force constants provide good agreement for the observed Raman frequencies. The infrared frequencies have been assigned for the first time.

PACS Codes: 36.20.Ng, 33.20.Fb, 34.20.Cf