We have recorded the FTIR spectra of powder samples of Ln(2-x)Sr(x)CoO(4) (
Ln=La, Nd) at room temperature. We have identified the infrared active mode
s (3A(2u) + 4E(u)), and analyzed how they change as a function of Ln and th
e Sr doping. We correlate the obtained results with structural data obtaine
d from powder X-ray diffraction studies and with the electronic properties
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