Phys. Rev. B 55, 11041–11044 (1997)Asymmetric Raman lines caused by an anharmonic lattice potential in lithium niobateReceived 20 September 1996; published in the issue dated 1 May 1997 Spontaneous Raman scattering experiments were performed in stoichiometric and congruent LiNbO3, MgO:LiNbO3, and ZnO:LiNbO3 in the temperature range from 20 to 500 K. The temperature dependent broadening and asymmetry of the Raman lines of the optical phonons with A1 symmetry is interpreted as the superposition of a series of Raman lines caused by transitions between higher levels in the anharmonic potential for the ionic motion and the decay of the optical phonon into two acoustic phonons. The Raman linewidths in the various doped and undoped LiNbO3 crystals differ by a temperature independent scattering term. © 1997 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.55.11041
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.55.11041
PACS:
78.30.Hv, 63.20.Ry
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