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The effects of the phase transition in Hg2(Br,I)2 crystals have been investigated over a wide range of temperatures by the Raman scattering spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. The overtones (at the X point of the Brillouin zone boundary) and the fundamental tones (at the center of Brillouin zone) of soft modes are found in the Raman spectra of these crystals and studied in detail. The density of one-phonon states of the soft TA branch manifests itself in the Raman spectra of mixed crystals. The potentialities of the soft-mode spectroscopy are realized in full measure. Analysis of the ratio between intensities of overtones and fundamental tones of the soft modes has demonstrated the applicability of the Landau phenomenological theory of phase transitions. The orthorhombic splitting of the reflections corresponding to the basal plane is revealed in the X-ray diffraction patterns and thoroughly explored. The temperature dependences of the isotropic and shear spontaneous strains are obtained. It is shown that the shear spontaneous strain plays a decisive role. The critical indices are determined and the model of the improper ferroelastic phase transition D 174h → D 172h in the vicinity of the tricritical point is corroborated.
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Translated from Fizika Tverdogo Tela, Vol. 42, No. 5, 2000, pp. 925–930.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2000 by Markov, Knorr, Roginski\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l}\).
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Markov, Y.F., Knorr, K. & Roginskii, E.M. Effects of the phase transition in Hg2(Br,I)2 crystals. Phys. Solid State 42, 954–959 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1131318
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