Research Article

Lattice Dynamics of Gd1−xYxMn2O5 Investigated by Infrared Spectroscopy

Table 2

Phonon-fit values of transverse optical mode (given in cm−1) of the IR reflectivity spectra of with = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1 at room temperature.

Assignment
00.20.40.60.81

151165163156161166Relative motion of Mn polyhedra and Gd(Y) ions
167176
194190185166181191
217217217216218215
228229Mn-O bending motions in octahedra
251255256252255255
260267266261265267
291286282274278289
327328329325329323Mn-O twisting motions in Mn polyhedra
371370368368370370
380381378379380
402405406404404399
433445443439444434
462464466462463468Mn-O bending motions within equatorial
486 equatorial in octahedra
484494488486485498
511519516514514522
534540536535533545Mn-O stretching motions in octahedra
565569565565563576
628633630629629639
684692681685688697

2.762.953.452.872.921.98

5.025.315.454.875.373.41