The first-order Raman spectrum of K2S was measured over the temperature ran
ge from 10 to 742 K. The temperature dependence of the linewidth can be exp
lained using results from the anharmonic lattice dynamics approach. Both th
e cubic and the quartic anharmonic interactions are of importance for this
system. At 293 K, the Raman line is at omega (T2g) = 128 cm(-1) with a full
width at half maximum Gamma (T2g) = 2.9 cm(-1) (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B
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