Polarized Raman spectra of the Bi2TeO5 single crystal have been investigate
d for the first time. The group-theoretic analysis of the first-order vibra
tional spectra is performed. The number of the experimentally observed band
s is less than the predicted number of normal modes. The spectral ranges wi
th similar bands are revealed. Some ranges in the spectra of Bi2TeO5 are id
entified from the spectral data for the materials containing bismuth-oxygen
and tellurium-oxygen complexes. (C) 2000 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica".