Raman phonons in multiferroic FeVO4 crystals

Multiferroic materials are promising candidates for next-generation multi-functional devices, because of the coexistence of multi-orders and the coupling between the orders. FeVO4 has been confirmed to be a multiferroic compound,since it exhibits both ferroelectricity and antiferromagnetic ordering...

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Published in中国物理B:英文版 no. 12; pp. 198 - 202
Main Author 张安民 刘凯 籍建葶 何长振 田勇 金峰 张清明
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.2015
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ISSN1674-1056
2058-3834
DOI10.1088/1674-1056/24/12/126301

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Summary:Multiferroic materials are promising candidates for next-generation multi-functional devices, because of the coexistence of multi-orders and the coupling between the orders. FeVO4 has been confirmed to be a multiferroic compound,since it exhibits both ferroelectricity and antiferromagnetic ordering at low temperatures. In this paper, we have performed careful Raman scattering measurements on high-quality Fe VO4 single crystals. The compound has a very rich phonon structure due to its low crystal symmetry(P- 1) and at least 47 Raman-active phonon modes have been resolved in the low and hightemperature spectra. Most of the observed modes are well assigned with aid of first-principles calculations and symmetry analysis. The present study provides an experimental basis for exploring spin-lattice coupling and the mechanism of multiferroicity in FeVO4
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Multiferroic materials are promising candidates for next-generation multi-functional devices, because of the coexistence of multi-orders and the coupling between the orders. FeVO4 has been confirmed to be a multiferroic compound,since it exhibits both ferroelectricity and antiferromagnetic ordering at low temperatures. In this paper, we have performed careful Raman scattering measurements on high-quality Fe VO4 single crystals. The compound has a very rich phonon structure due to its low crystal symmetry(P- 1) and at least 47 Raman-active phonon modes have been resolved in the low and hightemperature spectra. Most of the observed modes are well assigned with aid of first-principles calculations and symmetry analysis. The present study provides an experimental basis for exploring spin-lattice coupling and the mechanism of multiferroicity in FeVO4
ISSN:1674-1056
2058-3834
DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/24/12/126301