High-pressure study of ScVO4 by Raman scattering and ab initio calculations

We report results of experimental and theoretical lattice-dynamics studies on scandium orthovanadate up to 35 GPa. Raman-active modes of the low-pressure zircon phase are measured up to 8.2 GPa, where the onset of an irreversible zircon-to-scheelite phase transition is detected. Raman-active modes in the scheelite structure are observed up to 16.5 GPa. Beyond 18.2 GPa we detected a gradual splitting of the Eg modes of the scheelite phase, indicating the onset of a second phase transition. Raman symmetries, frequencies, and pressure coefficients in the three phases of ScVO4 are discussed in the light of ab initio lattice-dynamics calculations that support the experimental results. The results on all the three phases of ScVO4 are compared with those previously reported for related orthovanadates.We acknowledge the financial support of the Spanish MCYT under Grants No. MAT2007-65990-C03-01/03, No. MAT2010-21270-C04-01/03/04, and No. CSD2007-00045, and the computation time provided by the Red Espanola de Supercomputacion and the supercomputer Atlante. F.J.M. acknowledges also financial support from "Vicerrectorado de Innovacion y Desarrollo de la UPV" (No. PAID-05-2009 through Project No. UPV2010-0096). Some of the authors are members of the MALTA Consolider Team.Panchal, V.; Manjón Herrera, FJ.; Errandonea, D.; Rodriguez-Hernandez, P.; López-Solano, J.; Muñoz, A.; Achary, S.... (2011). High-pressure study of ScVO4 by Raman scattering and ab initio calculations. Physical Review B. 83(6):641111-1-64111-10. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.83.064111S641111-164111-10836Shafi, S. P., Kotyk, M. W., Cranswick, L. M. D., Michaelis, V. K., Kroeker, S., & Bieringer, M. 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