THz and infrared studies of multiferroic exagonal Y1-xEu xMnO3 (x=0-0.2) ceramics

Phase Transitions

Volumn 83, Issue 10-11, 2010, Pages 931-941

  Goian, V ^a   Kamba, S ^a   Kadlec, C ^a   Nuzhnyy, D ^a   Kuzel P ^a   Agostinho Moreira, J ^b   Almeida, A ^b   Tavares, P B ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

lattice dynamics; multiferroics; phase transitions; phonons

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PEAKS; AFM; ANTIFERROMAGNETICS; FIRST PRINCIPLE CALCULATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IMPROPER FERROELECTRICS; IMPURITY MODE; LATTICE DYNAMICS; MULTI-PHONON ABSORPTION; MULTIFERROICS; PHASE TRANSITION TEMPERATURES; PHONON SOFTENING; REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; SPIN LATTICE COUPLING; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

ABSORPTION; ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; CERAMIC MATERIALS; EUROPIUM; HEATING; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; MANGANESE OXIDE; PERMITTIVITY; PHONONS; SOLIDS; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 78649372316     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411594.2010.509603     Document Type: Conference Paper

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