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Abstract

The microscopic pathway along which ions or molecules in a crystal move during a structural phase transition can often be described in terms of a collective vibrational mode of the lattice. In many cases, this mode, called a "soft" phonon mode because of its characteristically low frequency near the phase transition temperature, is difficult to characterize through conventional frequency-domain spectroscopies such as light or neutron scattering. A femtosecond time-domain analog of light-scattering spectroscopy called impulsive stimulated Raman scattering (ISRS) has been used to examine the soft modes of two perovskite ferroelectric crystals. The low-frequency lattice dynamics of KNbO 3 and BaTiO 3 are clarified in a manner that permits critical evaluation of microscopic models for their ferroelectric transitions. The results illustrate the advantages of ISRS over conventional Raman spectroscopy of low-frequency, heavily damped soft modes.

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Dougherty, T. P., Wiederrecht, G. P., Nelson, K. A., Garrett, M. H., Jensen, H. P., & Warde, C. (1992). Femtosecond Resolution of Soft Mode Dynamics in Structural Phase Transitions. Science, 258(5083), 770–774.

Authors 6
  1. Thomas P. Dougherty (first)
  2. Gary P. Wiederrecht (additional)
  3. Keith A. Nelson (additional)
  4. Mark H. Garrett (additional)
  5. Hans P. Jensen (additional)
  6. Cardinal Warde (additional)
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@article{Dougherty_1992, title={Femtosecond Resolution of Soft Mode Dynamics in Structural Phase Transitions}, volume={258}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.258.5083.770}, DOI={10.1126/science.258.5083.770}, number={5083}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Dougherty, Thomas P. and Wiederrecht, Gary P. and Nelson, Keith A. and Garrett, Mark H. and Jensen, Hans P. and Warde, Cardinal}, year={1992}, month=oct, pages={770–774} }