Abstract
Phonons with wave vectors along [100], [110], and [111] directions and energies meV were measured in a large (1.2 ) single crystal using triple-axis spectroscopy. Scattering intensities were used to make symmetry assignments for the modes. A total of 15 of the expected 24 modes are identified and show much accidental near-degeneracy. The mode frequency is in agreement with Raman results. A short-ranged central-force Born—von Karman model is constructed and used to discuss the results.
- Received 21 December 1981
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.25.5856
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