The (Na1 - x
Kx
)0.5
Bi0.5
TiO3
perovskite solid solution is investigated using x-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy in order to follow the structural evolution between the end members Na0.5
Bi0.5
TiO3
(rhombohedral at 300 K) and K0.5
Bi0.5
TiO3
(tetragonal at 300 K). The Raman spectra are analysed with special regard to the hard modes and suggest the existence of nano-sized Bi3+
TiO3
and (Na1 - 2x
K2x
)+
TiO3
clusters. The complementary use of XRD and Raman spectroscopy suggests, in contrast to previous reported results, that the rhombohedral
tetragonal phase transition goes through an intermediate phase, located at 0.5
x
0.80. The structural character of the intermediate phase is discussed in the light of sub- and super-group relations.
Heavily B-doped polycrystalline diamond films ([B]≳1019 cm−3) are studied by Raman spectroscopy and electron spin resonance. The formation of an impurity band is accompanied by a Fano-type interference for the one-phonon scattering. Bands at 1200 and 500 cm−1 are observed in Raman spectroscopy for concentrations above 1020 cm−3. They are related to maxima in the phonon density of states, and are ascribed to disordered regions or crystalline regions of very small size. The concentration of defects associated with the paramagnetic signal observed around g=2.0030 increases drastically above 1021 B cm−3. The Mott insulator-metal transition is accompanied by the presence of a new paramagnetic signal (g=2.0007 for 2×1020 B cm−3, g=1.9990 for 1021 B cm−3) ascribed to free holes in the impurity band.
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