Disorder and phase transitions in oxyfluoride (NH4)3Ta(O2)2F4

Calorimetric, X-ray, dielectric and DTA under pressure measurements have been performed on oxyfluoride (NH₄)₃Ta(O₂)₂F₄. The succession of nonferroelectric phase transitions was found associated with the order-disorder processes. The comparative analysis tantalate with related niobate has revealed the important role of the central atom in the physical properties behavior, mechanism of structural distortions and barocaloric effect in oxyfluorides with the eight-coordinated anionic polyhedra.     

Studies of the heat capacity and thermal expansion of the Na0.95K0.05NbO3 solid solution

The heat capacity and thermal expansion of ceramic samples of the Na_0.95K_0.05NbO₃ solid solution have been investigated over a wide temperature range of 100–750 K. The observed anomalies in the heat capacity and thermal expansion at T ₄ = 297 K, T ₃ = 535 K, T ₂ = 665 K, and T ₁ ≈ 710 K correspond to the sequences of phase transitions N → Q → G → S → T1. It has been shown that, as a result of the phase transitions, the unit cell volume at T ₄ and T ₂ decreases, and at T ₃ and T ₁, increases with increasing temperature. The directions of the shift of the phase transition temperatures induced by hydrostatic pressure have been determined. It has been established that all structural transformations are accompanied by relatively small variations in the entropy. Different mechanisms of the structural distortions have been discussed.     

Investigation of the thermal expansion and heat capacity of the CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramics

The thermal expansion of the CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂ ceramics has been measured over a wide temperature range 120?C1200 K. The high quality of the samples under study has been confirmed by good agreement of the results of measurements of the heat capacity in the range 2?C300 K and in the vicinity of the phase transition of magnetic nature at 25 K with the data for the single crystal. No anomalies in the thermal expansion that can be associated with the phase transition at 726?C732 K assumed by other investigators have been found. The influence exerted on the thermal expansion by the heat treatment of the sample in a helium atmosphere and in air has been investigated.     

Thermal expansion and permittivity of (Ba<Subscript>1 − <Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>Bi<Subscript>2<Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis>/3</Subscript>)TiO<Subscript>3</Subscript> solid solutions

The strain, the thermal expansion coefficient, and the permittivity of ceramic samples of (Ba_{1 − x} Bi_2x/3)TiO₃ solid solutions with x = 0, 0.01, 0.03, and 0.05 have been studied in the temperature range 120–700 K. Based on an analysis of the results, the temperature-composition phase diagram has been refined, and the temperature dependence of the polarization has been calculated.     

Caloric characteristics of PbTiO3 in the temperature range of the ferroelectric phase transition

The heat capacity and thermal expansion of the PbTiO₃ ceramic sample have been measured in the temperature range 80?C970 K. The electrocaloric and barocaloric efficiencies of lead titanate in the ferroelectric phase transition range have been investigated by analyzing the experimental data in terms of the thermodynamic theory of phase transitions, the electrical equation of state P(T, E), the Pippard equation, and the S(T, p) diagram.     

Effect of Deuteration on Phase Transitions in Vanadium Dioxotetrafluoride

Physics of the Solid State - The crystals of (ND4)3VO2F4 with a high degree of deuteration (~87%) have been grown and a significant (~1.5%) increase in the unit cell volume has been detected. The...     

Thermal,optical, and dielectric properties of fluoride Rb2TaF7

Physics of the Solid State - The thermal, optical, and dielectric properties of fluoride Rb2TaF7 were investigated. It was observed that the variation in chemical pressure in fluorides A 2 +TaF7...     

Structural phase transition in elpasolite-like (NH4)2KWO3F3

A new chemical compound, (NH₄)₂KWO₃F₃, was synthesized. The Rietveld-refined crystal structure was found to be cubic at room temperature and to belong to the elpasolite family (space group ). The heat capacity and unit cell parameters were studied within a broad temperature range. A second-order phase transition was found to occur at 235.4 K and to be well described in terms of phenomenological theory. Hydrostatic pressure broadens the temperature interval of stability of the cubic phase (dT₀/dp = −10.8 K GPa⁻¹). A possible model of structural ordering based on a comparison of the entropy parameters and electron density distribution in oxygen and fluorine atoms is discussed.     

Electrocaloric effect and anomalous conductivity of the ferroelectric NH4HSO4

An intensive electrocaloric effect in the uniaxial ferroelectric NH₄HSO₄ near the second-order phase transition (T ₁ ≈ 271 K) is studied. A high electrical conductivity of the NH₄HSO₄ crystal is revealed, and its temperature dependence is investigated. The results obtained are analyzed together with the data available for the ferroelectrics, which hold promise for the use as solid-state cooling agents.     

Heat capacity study of relaxor PbMg<Subscript>1/3</Subscript>Nb<Subscript>2/3</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> in a wide temperature range

Heat capacity of the PbMg_1/3Nb_2/3O₃ compound is measured using the methods of adiabatic and differential scanning calorimetry in the temperature range 80–750 K. Two blurred anomalies on the C _p (T) dependence are observed in wide temperature intervals of 200–400 K and 500–700 K. The results of studies are discussed together with data on the structure and phonon spectrum in the framework of spherical random bond-random field model.