Investigation of the anomalous behavior of the linewidth (damping constant) for the Raman Ag modes in SrSnO3 ceramic

Abstract

The anomalous behavior of the linewidth (damping constant) for the Raman A(g) modes of 223 cm(-1) and 260 cm(-1) that contribute to the phase transition mechanism of SrSnO3 ceramic close to the phase transition temperatures of T-C1= 650 K and T-C2= 530 K, respectively, was calculated as function of temperature from the pseudospin-phonon coupled (PS) and the energy fluctuation (EF) models below (T < T-C) and above (T > T-C) the phase transition temperatures of T-C1 and T-C2. For this calculation, the frequency shift of these modes were associated as the order parameter and disorder parameter below and above T-C, respectively. Our results are in good agreement with the observed linewidth of these 223 cm(-1) and 260 cm(-1) Raman A(g) modes. In addition, these two models (PS and EF) were used to deduce the values of the activation energy for SrSnO3 ceramic below and above the phase transition temperatures of T-C1 and T-C2.