Isotope effects on the optical phonons of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7}: Eigenvector and infrared charge determination
- Max-Planck-Institut fuer Festkoerperforschung, Heisenbergstrasse 1, 70569 Stuttgart (Germany)
Using Raman spectroscopy and far-infrared ellipsometry we have investigated several YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} ceramics which were made from different isotopically pure Cu or Ba precursors. The observed shifts of Raman- and infrared-active phonons reveal insight into their relative Ba and Cu normal mode content. This allows us to examine mode eigenvectors obtained from lattice dynamical calculations. Our Raman results demonstrate that the 121 cm{sup {minus}1} and 153 cm{sup {minus}1} A{sub g} phonons are only very weakly mixed and represent almost pure Ba and Cu vibrations, respectively, whereas they suggest considerable Ba-Cu-O mixing in the case of the B{sub 2g} and B{sub 3g} phonons at 140 cm{sup {minus}1} and 142 cm{sup {minus}1}. The analysis of the infrared-active B{sub 1u} modes yields a substantial contribution of Cu to the 150 cm{sup {minus}1} and the 280 cm{sup {minus}1} phonons and of Ba to the 150 cm{sup {minus}1} mode. Making use of proposed eigenvectors, which are shown to be compatible with the observed isotope shifts, we determine effective charges for all ions from measured infrared oscillator strengths on a YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7} crystal. We find that the proposed eigenvectors are compatible with earlier experiments of the oxygen isotope effect as well as the replacement of Y by rare earth elements. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
- OSTI ID:
- 489570
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Vol. 55, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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