Raman scattering investigation ofY1−xCaxTiO

Raman scattering spectra of single crystalline Y 1 - x Ca x TiO 3 (x=0, 0.10, 0.30, 0.37, 0.38, and 0.41) have been systematically studied in the temperature region from 298 to 8 K. The structural transition from the orthorhombic phase to the monoclinic one occurs below 200 K in x≤0.18. The intensity increase, related to the metal-insulator transition, has been observed below 100 K in Y 0 . 6 2 Ca 0 . 3 8 TiO 3 . The phase separation from the monoclinic phase to the metallic orthorhombic and insulating monoclinic phase occurs below the metal-insulator transition temperature (T M I ) in Y 0 . 6 2 Ca 0 . 3 8 TiO 3 . The intensity-increase is explained by the appearance of the orthorhombic structure below T M I and its anisotropic appearance is related to the random orientation of the principle axes of the orthorhombic grain.