Structural changes concurrent with ferromagnetic transition

Ferromagnetic transition has generally been considered to involve only an ordering of magnetic moment with no change in the host crystal structure or symmetry, as evidenced by a wealth of crystal structure data from conventional X-ray diffractometry (XRD). However, the existence of magnetostriction in all known ferromagnetic systems indicates that the magnetic moment is coupled to the crystal lattice; hence there is a possibility that magnetic ordering may cause a change in crystal structure. With the development of high-resolution synchrotron XRD, more and more magnetic transitions have been found to be accompanied by simultaneous structural changes. In this article, we review our recent progress in understand- ing the structural change at a ferromagnetic transition, including synchrotron XRD evidence of structural changes at the ferromagnetic transition, a phenomenological theory of crystal structure changes accompanying ferromagnetic transitions, new insight into magnetic morphotropic phase boundaries (MPB) and so on. Two intriguing implications of non-centric symmetry in the ferromagnetic phase and the first-order nature of ferromagnetic transition are also discussed here. In short, this review is intended to give a self-consistent and logical account of structural change occurring simultaneously with a ferromagnetic transition, which may provide new insight for developing highly magneto-responsive materials.     

铁电马氏体中的电致形状记忆效应

与温度驱动形状记忆的缓慢响应及磁场驱动形状记忆的巨大体积相比较，电场驱动形状记忆具有响应快和体积小的优点。但是，基于传统反压电效应的电场驱动形状记忆由于变形量较小而收到限制。本研究表明，通过运用基于点缺陷短程序对称性遵循的普适性原理的可逆畴翻转机制，可以在铁电马氏体中获得巨大的电致形状记忆效应；其产生的变形量理论上是反压电效应所产生变形量的几十倍。采用原位畴观察实验给出了可逆畴翻转的直接证据。并且，在铁电多晶陶瓷中也获得了这种大的电致形状记忆效应。这种效应在很宽的频率范围内都很稳定，在疲劳测试中也显示了很好的可靠性。运用这一新的电致形状效应有望制备出新一代非线性驱动器材料。     

铁电马氏体中的电致形状记忆效应

与温度驱动形状记忆的缓慢响应及磁场驱动形状记忆的巨大体积相比较,电场驱动形状记忆具有响应快和体积小的优点.但是,基于传统反压电效应的电场驱动形状记忆由于变形量较小而收到限制.本研究表明,通过运用基于点缺陷短程序对称性遵循的普适性原理的可逆畴翻转机制,可以在铁电马氏体中获得巨大的电致形状记忆效应;其产生的变形量理论上是反压电效应所产生变形量的几十倍.采用原位畴观察实验给出了可逆畴翻转的直接证据.并且,在铁电多晶陶瓷中也获得了这种大的电致形状记忆效应.这种效应在很宽的频率范围内都很稳定,在疲劳测试中也显示了很好的可靠性.运用这一新的电致形状效应有望制备出新一代非线性驱动器材料.