We have measured the Raman scatterings of V
2O
3 and (V
0.985Cr
0.015)
2O
3 in the temperature range between 300 and 600 K. The Raman frequencies of
A1g phonon modes in V
2O
3 show some softening and recovery with a minimum at 480 K in the region of the high temperature transition. Those in (V
0.985Cr
0.015)
2O
3 decrease monotonically with temperature. The ratio of the scattering intensity of the lowest frequency
Eg mode to the lower frequency
A1g mode decreases with temperature in V
2O
3. On the other hand, the ratio in (V
0.985Cr
0.015)
2O
3 is relatively independent of temperature. These experimental results are discussed in light of the two-bands crossing model proposed by Zeiger for the high temperature transition in V
2O
3. The Raman lines due to
A1g phonon mode show an anomalous asymmetric line shape, which is interpreted by the Fano resonance effect between the
A1g phonon and the electronic transitions in an
a1g-bonding band.
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