Polar regions in the paraelectric phase in a PbZr0.992Ti0.008O3 single crystal

Anomalous behaviour of ε and tan δ in the paraelectric phase was found for PbZr0.992Ti0.008O₃ single crystal. In the vicinity of temperatures 280–290°C (T _c = 236°C) the pyroelectric effect was also observed. Using the data obtained, the existence of an additional polarization (polar regions oriented in an external electric field) in the paraelectric phase is discussed.     

Phase transitions and domain structures in thin ferroelectric films

Recent advances in technology made available high quality thin ferroelectric films and ferroelectric–paraelectric multilayers. But understanding of the properties of these systems is far from being complete. In particular, it is not clear why various anomalies observed at phase transitions here are different from those in high quality bulk systems. The aim of the paper is to discuss some specific features of ferroelectric phase transitions in thin films and multilayers which are taken into account only partially by the theory. The discussion is limited to revealing the character of ferroelectric state forming just after the transition, i.e. if it is single-domain or multi-domain, if it is single-phase or two-phase. First, thin films with electrodes and on a substrate are discussed. The role of non-ideality of electrodes in realization of one of the first pairs of possibilities is emphasized. A more recent idea is that even for ideal electrodes a domain formation is possible when some conditions on the electrode–ferroelectric interface and the material constants of the material are met. This seems to be quite possible for the considered systems. Clamping by the substrate may lead to formation of a two-phase state which is practically unexplored for very thin films on substrates. Second, ferroelectric–paraelectric multilayers are considered which are more challenging for theoretical study than the thin films. Indeed, despite periodicity in the composition the domain structures are almost never periodic along the multilayer. The non-ideality of electrodes seems to lead to practical impossibility of single-domain ferroelectric phase transition in the multilayers of the considered type.     

铁电体SrBi2Nb2O2电子能带结构的第一性原理研究

采用第一性原理的方法计算了SrBi₂Nb_2O.9（SBN）的顺电相、铁电相的电子结构.顺电相是间接带隙, 铁电相是直接带隙，它们的大小分别为1.57和2.23 eV.顺电相和铁电相的价带顶均主要来自于O₂p态的贡献.而顺电相和铁电相的导带底则分别来自Nb₄d态和Bi₆p态的贡献.计算表明SBN铁电相的低的漏电流与Bi 6p轨道有关.由顺电相到铁电相时，Nb₄d和O_{2 关键词： 顺电相 铁电相 态密度 电子能带结构}     

The thermodynamic functions of SbSBr crystal

Using density functional theory methods, the phonon density of states, Helmholtz free energy, internal energy, and entropy of ferroelectric and paraelectric phases are investigated. The temperature dependence of the free energy indicates that vibrational entropy contributes to the destabilization of the ferroelectric phase. The vibrational entropy of Sb, S, and Br atoms is attributed to the stabilization of ferroelectric SbSBr at the temperature T _c. Calculations indicated that SbSBr in ferroelectric phase become more stable than in paraelectric phase at temperatures lower than 22.8 K. The calculated temperature of ferroelectric phase transition is in good agreement with the experimental data.     

(PbBa)(Zr,Sn,Ti)O_3反铁电/弛豫型铁电相界陶瓷的相变与介电、热释电性质

通过对(Pb087Ba01La002)(Zr06TixSn04-x)O3(004≤x≤020)固溶体的介电和偏压热释电性质的研究发现,当Ti含量004≤x≤007时,材料是反铁电四方相,而当009≤x≤020时,材料向弛豫型铁电体转化.在温度Ti含量相图中,x=009附近形成了反铁电铁电顺电三相共存点(Ttr).该点的相变温度最底;对于004≤x≤007的反铁电四方相,低温下呈现介电弛豫特征,并可被外电场诱导为亚稳铁电态,温度升高时,亚稳铁电→反铁电相变,反铁电→顺电相变引起两个热释电流峰,偏置电场下峰位和峰强均发生移动,在温度电场相图中也形成了铁电反铁电顺电三相点.从复杂化合物纳米相分离的观点和晶格动力学出发,讨论了相变与电学性能随Ti含量(x)和外电场(E)变化的物理机理. 关键词： 反铁电/弛豫型铁电相界 介电性能 偏压热释电性质 铁电-反铁电-顺电三相点     

Neutron,x-ray and lattice dynamical studies of paraelectric Sb2S3

Neutron and x-ray diffraction studies of Sb₂S₃ indicate extensive diffuse scattering in the plane perpendicular to the chain axis of polymer-like (Sb₄S₆) _n molecules. The crystal structure of the paraelectric phase is said to be orthorhombic with space group D _2h ¹⁶ with four molecules per unit cell. The observed diffuse scattering may be due to static disorder or some dynamical effects. In this paper the authors have examined the possible dynamical origin by recourse to lattice dynamical studies. Dispersion relation of phonons along the three symmetry directionsa*,b* andc* is evaluated based on a lattice dynamical model incorporating Coulomb, covalent and a Born-Mayer-like short range interactions. Group theoretical analysis based on the group of neutral elements of crystal sites (GNES) was essential in order to examine and aid in the numerical computations. The group theoretical technique involving GNES extended to ‘pseudo-molecular’ systems is also discussed in this context. The phonon dispersion relation shows that there are rather flat TA-TO branches of very low frequency in thea andc directions which may give rise to diffuse scattering. The branches along theb-axis are quite dissimilar to those alonga andc axes because of anisotropy. Variation of the potential parameters leads to instability of the lowest TA-TO branch. This is suggestive of a temperatures or pressure-dependent phase transition. However since these modes are optically ‘silent’ one needs to carry out either high resolution neutron scattering or ultrasonic studies to confirm various aspects of the theoretical studies.     

Pb_(0.85)Ca_(0.15)TiO_3纳米晶铁电—顺电相变的拉曼光谱研究

采用变温ＦＴ Ｒａｍａｎ技术测定了三种粒径Ｐｂ０．８５Ｃａ０．１５ＴｉＯ３纳米晶的居里温度。１７８９ｎｍ、２５．６９ｎｍ、和３６２５ｎｍ粒子的Ｔｃ分别为２７４℃,２６５℃,２９４℃。认为尺寸效应和掺杂引起的缺陷均对Ｔｃ产生影响。掺杂及焙烧不充分引起的晶体缺陷使居里点弥散。Ｅ（１ＴＯ）软模具有弱阻尼特征