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We report a Raman scattering investigation of multiferroic bismuth ferrite BiFeO3 epitaxial (c-axis oriented) thin films from -192 to 1000C. Phonon anomalies have been observed in three temperature regions: in the gamma-phase from 930C to 950C; at ~370C, Neel temperature (TN), and at ~123C, due to a phase transition of unknown type (magnetic or structural). An attempt has been made to understand the origin of the weak phonon-magnon coupling and the dynamics of the phase sequence. The disappearance of several Raman modes at ~820C (Tc) is compatible with the known structural phase transition and the Pbnm orthoferrite space group assigned by Arnold {it et al.} cite{arnold:09}. The spectra also revealed a {it non-cubic} $beta$-phase from 820-930dc and the same {it non-cubic} phase extends through the $gamma$-phase between 930-950dc, in agreement with Arnold {it et al.} cite{arnold2:09}, and an evidence of a cubic $delta$-phase around 1000dc in thin films that is not stable in powder and bulk. Such a cubic phase has been theoretically predicted in cite{vasquez:prb09}. Micro-Raman scattering and X-ray diffraction showed no structural decomposition in thin films during the thermal cycling from 22-1000dc.
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