Abstract
We measured the transmission spectra of SmTe under several pressures in the energy region between 40 and 320 cm-1 at 300 and 100 K. At P = 0 GPa a strong absorption appears from 90 to 190 cm-1 at 300 K and 100 to 165 cm-1 at 110 K. This indicates that ωTO increases with temperature and ωLO decreases with increasing temperature. Another absorption appears at around 290 cm-1 with the half width of 20 cm-1. The possibility for its origin is considered as two methods. One seems to be due to the two phonon process. The other seems to be due to a magnetic quasi-particle such as a magnetic polaron. We found that the semiconductor-metal transition in SmTe occurs at 3.5 GPa.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 389-391 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
| Volume | 206-207 |
| Issue number | C |
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| State | Published - 1 Feb 1995 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the user training program of Pohang Light Source (PLS), Korea. The