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An Anomalous Phase in the Relaxor Ferroelectric Pb(Zn$ {1/3}$Nb$ {2/3}$)O$ 3$ by Xu, Guangyong; Zhong, Z.; Bing, Y.; Ye, Z. -G.; Stock, C.; Shirane, G. is a scholarly article available to read on EtoBox.

What is An Anomalous Phase in the Relaxor Ferroelectric Pb(Zn$ {1/3}$Nb$ {2/3}$)O$ 3$ about?

X-ray diffraction studies on a Pb(Zn$_{1/3}$Nb$_{2/3}$)O$_3$ (PZN) single crystal sample show the presence of two different structures. An outer-layer exists in the outer most $\sim$ 10 to 50~$\mu$m of the crystal, and undergoes a structural phase transition at the Curie temperature $T_C\approx410$ K. The inside phase is however, very different. The lattice inside the crystal maintains a cubic unit cell, while ferroelectric polarization develops below $T_C$. The lattice parameter of the cubic unit cell remains virtually a constant, i.e., much less variations compared to that of a typical relaxor ferroelectric, in a wide temperature range of 15 K to 750 K. On the other hand, broadening of Bragg peaks and change of Bragg profile line-shapes in both longitudinal and transverse directions at $T_C$ clearly indicate a structural phase transition occurring.

Author

Xu, Guangyong; Zhong, Z.; Bing, Y.; Ye, Z. -G.; Stock, C.; Shirane, G.

Published

2004

Language

EN