Phonons inCuGeO3studied using polarized far-infrared and Raman-scattering spectroscopies

Abstract
Optical phonons in CuGeO3 were studied using polarized far-infrared and Raman-scattering spectroscopies. The frequencies of the infrared-active modes are determined using an oscillator-fitting procedure of reflectivity data. All infrared and Raman active modes, predicted by factor-group analysis, were observed. The assignment of the observed phonons is given according to Cartesian symmetry coordinates as well as preliminary lattice dynamical calculations on the basis of a shell model.