Raman spectra of some A(3)B(2)C(9) ferroelectric crystals (here A = Cs
, Rb; B = Sb, Bi; C = Br) have been obtained, and a number of high-fre
quency bands have been assigned. The Rb3Bi2Br9 and Rb3Sb2Br9 crystals
are shown to differ in structure from Cs2Bi2Br9 The qualitative change
s in the spectra in the 77-300 K temperature interval can be associate
d not only with structural phase transitions, but with the effect of t
he anharmonic Fermi resonance between one- and two-phonon excitations
as well. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.