Polarized Raman spectra of tetragonally distorted (Ba1-xSrx)TiO3/MgO ferroe
lectric films were obtained in special scattering geometries using a micro-
Raman set-up. The underdamped E(TO) soft mode was unambiguously observed in
the films with x = 0.30 and 0.45. The low-temperature behaviour of the E(T
O) soft mode for x = 0.45 was found substantially different from those obse
rved in pure crystals and bulk solid solutions.