Abstract
Temperature-dependent Raman spectroscopic study has been performed on
scheelite-type sodium-cerium molybdate - NaCe(MoO4)(2) - in the
temperature range 113-873 K. This study provides phonon properties of
NaCe (MoO4)(2), which are very important to understand the mechanism
governing eventual phase transitions undergone by the structure, since
phonons are very sensitive to structural changes. The ambient scheelite
phase remains stable in a low-temperature range (113-293 K), and no
relevant modification is observed in the Raman spectra. However, the
experiments reveal the existence of one reversible phase transition at
high-temperature. The vibrational spectra of NaCe(MoO4)(2) system showed
anomalies above 748 K, where overlaps of some bands and the appearance
of a band at 458 cm(-1) are observed. These modifications were
attributed to an isostructural phase transition and a discussion about
the possible mechanism of this transformation is furnished. (C) 2018
Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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