TheRamanspectraof3%(molefraction)Y2O3-ZrO2(3Y)areobtainedatdifferenttemperaturefrom77Kto853K.Theresultsshowthat260cm-1Egand460cm-1Egmodesonthespectrashifttowardlowerwavenumberwiththeincreaseoftemperature;meanwhile,thecontinuityoftheHalfWidthatHalfMaximum(HWHM)andwavenumber(frequency)ofRamanbandsarebrokenandt-phaseonlypartiallytransformstom-phaseat523K.Basedontheexperimentalresults,thispaperdiscussesthet-phaselatticevibrationof3YandpresentstheimagesofvibrationdisplacementofsixRaman-activemodesfort-phaseofZrO2.TheanalysisindicatesthattherearepersitiesexistinginthedisplacementoftheatomicvibrationofRaman-activemodesbecauseoftheirdifferentsymmetriesatvarioustemperature,whichleadstothedifferentchangetendenciesofRamanbands.Furthermore,theabruptchangesofsomeRaman-activemodesindicatingtheatomicdisplacementareassumedtobethecondensationsofphononmodesinthet→mphasetransition.
