Raman spectra of (CH3NH3)(2)SnCl6 were recorded in the temperature ran
ge 5-300 K. A continuous phase transition occurs at T-c=155 K, The fac
t that all the E modes of the CH3NH3+ ion and the SnCl62- ion remain d
egenerate in the low-temperature phase indicate that (CH3NH3)(2)SnCl6
still has a trigonal structure in the low-temperature phase, No soft m
ode was observed in the low-temperature range. (C) 1998 John Wiley & S
ons, Ltd.