Temperature Dependence of Raman Frequency Shift in SrWO₄ Crystal Studied by Lattice Dynamical Calculations

Abstract

The frequency shift of the Raman modes in strontium tungstate (SrWO4) was investigated in the temperature range from 15 to 295 K. The experimental temperature dependence of the shift was analyzed using both the lattice dynamical calculations and the lattice perturbative approach. We found that the quartic anharmonic term of the first-order perturbation and the cubic term of the second-order perturbation, as well as the thermal expansion, contribute to the temperature shift of the highest-frequency Ag(ν1) mode. The values of the temperature sensitivity of the frequency shift of the Raman modes at room temperature were measured, which is important for developing high-power crystalline Raman lasers and frequency shifters.

Keywords

• Raman spectra
• stimulated Raman scattering
• lattice dynamical calculations
• phonon dispersion
• strontium tungstate
• Raman laser