Raman and structural characterization of LuAlO3

The structural and vibrational properties of lutetium orthoaluminate perovskite (LuAlO3) were investigated by means of Raman spectroscopy and EXAFS measurements. The analysis of Raman spectra taken in four different polarized configurations along the principal axes at 20 K and room temperature conditions permits to assign the principal vibrational modes in LuAP single crystals and to confirm the belonging to the UN space group. EXAFS measurements were performed at room temperature in order to obtain local structural informations on the first and next nearest neighbors around lutetium absorptions sites. Unit cell parameters and bond lengths were determined by the analysis of the EXAFS spectroscopy at the L-3 absorption edge of lutetium. The informations thus gathered on this compound can offer a useful addition in the framework of a full structural characterization of LuAlO3. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.