An exactly solvable lattice model with infinite-range potential is applied to uniaxial ferroelectrics. Asymptotically exact expression for free energy as a function of an order parameter at any temperatures is obtained. Effect of thermal expansion of lattice unit cell is taken into account. The free energy expansion in powers of order parameter in the vicinity of critical point is presented. Corrections to Landau expansion are obtained. In particular, it is shown that summand with external field contains a contribution of higher powers over order parameter.
Keywords: Lattice model, Free energy, Phase transition, Long-range interatomic potentials, Curie temperature, polarization
PACS: 05.20.-y, 05.70.-a, 82.65.+r
Double hysteresis loops in proper uniaxial ferroelectrics
在Sn $_2$ P $_2$ S $_6$晶体中,首次观察到了体相单轴铁电体中的双类反铁电磁滞回线.量子非谐振子模型被用来描述这种偏振开关过程。这一现象与三阱局域势的自发极化涨落有关,三阱局域势的自发极化涨落对应于特定亚晶格中的位间相互作用和Sn $_2$ P $_2$ S $_6$模型晶体结构中两个亚晶格之间的相互作用。所获得的数据可用于三电平单元型存储器技术的开发。
Phase transition of chemically doped uniaxial relaxor ferroelectric
用中子散射法研究了Sr $_{0.585}$ Ce $_{0.025}$ Ba $_{0.39}$ Nb $_2$ O $_6$(SBN-61:Ce)的铁电相变.我们没有发现软横光学声子的证据。然而,我们确实观察到各向异性漫散射。这种散射具有非弹性和弹性贡献。在顺电相与弹性漫散射的磁化率如下SBN-61:Ce的介电磁化率的异常。在铁电相的弹性散射的线形是一致的铁电畴壁的预期形式。与宏观观察相比,Ce掺杂晶体的散射性质与纯Sr $_{0.61}$ Ba $_{0.39}$ Nb $_2$ O $_6$的散射性质没有明显变化。
Phase-field insight into the nature of topological polarization structures in uniaxial ferroelectrics
Institute of Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt(达姆施塔特工业大学材料科学研究所);Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences(捷克科学院物理研究所);Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Studies, Technical University of Liberec(利贝雷茨工业大学机械、信息学及跨学科研究学院)
Phase Transition of the Uniaxial Disordered Ferroelectric Sr$_{0.61}$Ba$_{0.39}$Nb$_2$O$_6$
用中子散射方法研究了Sr $_{0.61}$ Ba $_{0.39}$ Nb $_2$ O $_6$(SBN-61)的铁电相变.铁电极化是沿着晶体学$c$ -轴,但是沿着$<$ 1,1,0 $>$方向传播的横向声学分支没有显示出与该转变相关的任何异常。我们没有发现软横光学声子的证据。然而,我们确实观察到弹性漫散射。这种散射的强度随着样品从远高于相变的温度冷却而增加。与这种漫散射相关的磁化率遵循SBN-61的介电常数的异常。低于T $_\mathrm{c}$,这种散射的形状与铁电畴壁的预期散射一致。我们的研究结果表明,尽管明显的化学无序SBN-61的行为作为一个经典的有序-无序单轴铁电体的临界波动范围$<10^{-11}$ s。
Correlated domain and crystallographic orientation mapping in uniaxial ferroelectric polycrystals by interferometric vector piezoresponse force microscopy
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology(挪威科技大学);Asylum Research an Oxford Instruments Company(阿苏姆研究(牛津仪器旗下公司));University of Duisburg-Essen(杜伊斯堡-埃森大学);Research Center Future Energy Materials and Systems, Research Alliance Ruhr(鲁尔研究联盟未来能源材料与系统研究中心)
Description of lattice anharmonicity observed in ferroelectrics with unusual three-well local potential
对于Sn $_2$ P $_2$ S $_6$系列单轴铁电体,基于自发极化涨落的局域三阱势的非谐量子振子模型已被用于描述非谐性质,即热膨胀.计算得到的铁电相赝自旋涨落谱表明,在二阶相变附近,满足Curie-Weiss温度和压力依赖性的激发具有负的Grüneisen参数.利用赝自旋熵压依赖性计算了热膨胀系数。得到了Sn $_2$ P $_2$ S $_6$晶体铁电相中的负热膨胀,与实验结果相一致。