Raman scattering study of α-MgH2 and γ-MgH 2

M. A. Kuzovnikov, V. S. Efimchenko, E. V. Filatov, A. A. Maksimov, I. I. Tartakovskii, A. J. Ramirez-Cuesta

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Abstract

Two modifications of MgH2 have been studied by Raman spectroscopy: α-MgH2 with the P42/mnm space group and γ-MgH2 with the Pbcn space group. The latter was prepared from α-MgH2 by exposing it to a pressure of 5.6 GPa at 470 °C for 1.5 h. A comparison of the experimental spectra with ab-initio calculations allowed identification of a few phonon modes. A broad feature in the Raman spectrum of α-MgH2 in the range 1470-1790 cm -1 was identified as the B2g phonon mode. A Raman spectrum of γ-MgH2 consists of five discernible peaks at 186 cm -1, 313 cm-1, 509 cm-1, 660 cm-1, 706 cm-1 and of three broad features in the regions 890-980 cm -1, 1010-1220 cm-1 and 1240-1430 cm-1. The peaks are identified as the 1Ag (186 cm-1), 3B 3g (509 cm-1), 2Ag (660 cm-1) and 3B1g (706 cm-1) phonon modes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)77-80
Number of pages4
JournalSolid State Communications
Volume154
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This work was supported by the Programme “ The Matter under High Energy Density ” of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Keywords

  • A. Hydrides
  • B. High pressure
  • C. Raman scattering

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