Study of the Infrared Properties of (La1-xSrx)2CuO4

Abstract
Reflectivity and transmission spectra of (La1-x Sr x )2CuO4 were measured in the spectral range of 20-4800 cm-1. The intensity of the absorption peak around 255 cm-1 became twice with lowering temperature from 298 to 19 K accompanying weak softening, while the Cu-O asymmetric stretching mode at 510 cm-1 was almost unchanged both in its energy and intensity. The origin of the soft-phonon mode is discussed.