Non-adiabatic phonon renormalization in metallic versus insulating rutile oxides
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| author | Kumawat, Reshma Farswan, Shubham Kaur, Simranjeet Sen, Kaushik |
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| contents | We present a comparative Raman scattering study of metallic rutile oxides (RuO$_2$ and IrO$_2$) and insulating rutiles (TiO$_2$ and SnO$_2$). Temperature-dependent Raman spectra reveal that the metallic compounds exhibit pronounced phonon frequency hardening, $ω(11~\mathrm{K})-ω(300~\mathrm{K})=Δω\approx 6$-$10~\mathrm{cm}^{-1}$, whereas the insulating rutiles show only modest hardening, $Δω\approx 1$-$3~\mathrm{cm}^{-1}$. In contrast, the linewidth changes, $ΔΓ\approx 1$--$7~\mathrm{cm}^{-1}$, do not display a systematic metallic-insulating classification. Fits with the conventional Klemens anharmonic decay model reproduce the overall temperature trends but yield inconsistent anharmonic parameters for the metallic compounds when benchmarked against insulating rutile analogues. A modified Klemens framework, incorporating an additional $T^{2}$ correction to the phonon frequency arising from the electronic contribution to the phonon self-energy, quantitatively accounts for the enhanced renormalization observed in metallic systems. These results establish finite non-adiabatic electron-phonon coupling in metallic rutiles and demonstrate that phonon renormalization can be identified even in the absence of observable Fano asymmetry in the phonon line shapes. |
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| spellingShingle | Non-adiabatic phonon renormalization in metallic versus insulating rutile oxides Kumawat, Reshma Farswan, Shubham Kaur, Simranjeet Sen, Kaushik Materials Science We present a comparative Raman scattering study of metallic rutile oxides (RuO$_2$ and IrO$_2$) and insulating rutiles (TiO$_2$ and SnO$_2$). Temperature-dependent Raman spectra reveal that the metallic compounds exhibit pronounced phonon frequency hardening, $ω(11~\mathrm{K})-ω(300~\mathrm{K})=Δω\approx 6$-$10~\mathrm{cm}^{-1}$, whereas the insulating rutiles show only modest hardening, $Δω\approx 1$-$3~\mathrm{cm}^{-1}$. In contrast, the linewidth changes, $ΔΓ\approx 1$--$7~\mathrm{cm}^{-1}$, do not display a systematic metallic-insulating classification. Fits with the conventional Klemens anharmonic decay model reproduce the overall temperature trends but yield inconsistent anharmonic parameters for the metallic compounds when benchmarked against insulating rutile analogues. A modified Klemens framework, incorporating an additional $T^{2}$ correction to the phonon frequency arising from the electronic contribution to the phonon self-energy, quantitatively accounts for the enhanced renormalization observed in metallic systems. These results establish finite non-adiabatic electron-phonon coupling in metallic rutiles and demonstrate that phonon renormalization can be identified even in the absence of observable Fano asymmetry in the phonon line shapes. |
| title | Non-adiabatic phonon renormalization in metallic versus insulating rutile oxides |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.23227 |