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Pressure-induced phase transition and phonon softening in

  • K. A. Smith
  • , S. P. Ramkumar
  • , N. C. Harms
  • , A. J. Clune
  • , S. W. Cheong
  • , Z. Liu
  • , E. A. Nowadnick
  • , J. L. Musfeldt

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Abstract

We combine diamond anvil cell techniques, synchrotron-based infrared and Raman scattering spectroscopies, a symmetry analysis, and complementary lattice dynamics calculations to explore the pressure-driven phase transition in multiferroic . Comparison of the measured and predicted phonon patterns reveals a structural transition at 15 GPa. Symmetry breaking across the polar antipolar transition takes place via changes in the bipyramidal tilting direction and Lu/Sc displacement pattern, analogous to the strain-driven distortion pathway in and temperature-induced transitions in the rare-earth manganites.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number094109
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume104
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 2021
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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