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Raman study of the phase transitions sequence in pure WO3 at high temperature and in HxWO3 with variable hydrogen content

Alexei KuzminGino MariottoEnzo CazzanelliClaudio VinegoniJ. Purans

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Nanocrystalline WO3 and HxWO3 powdersPhase transitionNanocrystalline WO3 and HxWO3 powders phase transitions Raman spectroscopy.ChemistryAnharmonicityAnalytical chemistrychemistry.chemical_elementMineralogyGeneral ChemistryTungstenCondensed Matter Physicsphase transitionsTetragonal crystal systemsymbols.namesakeMolecular vibrationPhase (matter)symbolsRaman spectroscopy.General Materials ScienceOrthorhombic crystal systemRaman spectroscopy

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Abstract An extensive investigation of the temperature dependence of Raman spectra has been carried out on WO 3 powders from room temperature to 800°C. In particular the orthorhombic-to-tetragonal phase transition occurring at about 740°C has been studied for the first time. The Raman active mode at 710 cm −1 of the orthorhombic phase disappears from the spectrum at temperature below the phase transition point and the Raman activity in the tetragonal phase results very low. A comparative study of hydrogenated tungsten bronzes H x WO 3 ( x ≤0.23), where the same transition sequence is driven by an increase of the proton concentration from x =0 to 0.23, reveals similar behaviour of the high frequency Raman active modes, which are better resolved due to the weaker anharmonic interactions.

http://hdl.handle.net/11562/435015