Second-Order Raman Scattering in Ferroelectric Ceramic Solid Solutions LiNbxTa1−xO3

Abstract

In the second-order Raman spectra of ceramic solid solutions, LiNbxTa1−xO3 weak overtone bands of fully symmetric fundamental polar excitations were observed for the first time. The frequencies of the two bands exceeded the value of the overtone frequency corresponding to the fully symmetrical vibration 4A1(z). The possibility of the existence of phonon bound states of the antipolar type in the vibrational spectrum of LiNbxTa1−xO3 ceramics is predicted.