Single crystal study of competing rhombohedral and monoclinic order in lead zirconate titanate

Neutron diffraction data obtained on single crystals of PbZr(1-x)Ti(x)O3 with x=0.325 and x=0.460, which lie on the pseudorhombohedral side of the morphotropic phase boundary, suggest a coexistence of rhombohedral (R3m/R3c) and monoclinic (Cm) domains and that monoclinic order is enhanced by Ti subs...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2010-11, Vol.105 (20), p.207601-207601, Article 207601
Main Authors: Phelan, D, Long, X, Xie, Y, Ye, Z-G, Glazer, A M, Yokota, H, Thomas, P A, Gehring, P M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crystallization
Lead - chemistry
Optical Phenomena
Temperature
Titanium - chemistry
Zirconium - chemistry
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Summary:Neutron diffraction data obtained on single crystals of PbZr(1-x)Ti(x)O3 with x=0.325 and x=0.460, which lie on the pseudorhombohedral side of the morphotropic phase boundary, suggest a coexistence of rhombohedral (R3m/R3c) and monoclinic (Cm) domains and that monoclinic order is enhanced by Ti substitution. A monoclinic phase with a doubled unit cell (Cc) is ruled out as the ground state.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.105.207601