Polycrystalline TiTa2O7 was synthesized directly by solid-state reaction methods. The structures were determined by using X-ray diffraction (XRD). The high-pressure Raman and UV-vis absorption spectra of TiTa2O7 were obtained up to 25 GPa in a diamond anvil cell (DAC) at room temperature. The Raman scattering results reveal that a pressure-induced amorphization occurs above 10.5 GPa. An inflection point was also observed at 11 GPa in the pressure-dependent bandgap energy spectra, which agrees well with the amorphization point found in Raman spectra. The temperature-dependent Raman and photoluminescence (PL) spectra of TiTa2O7 were also measured. The PL mechanism for TiTa2O7 was studied. It is worth noting that the Raman vibrations attributing to the bending vibration of the Ta (Ti)-O octahedron exhibit anomalous frequency shifts in both the high-pressure and temperature-dependent Raman spectra.
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