STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS IN STRONTIUM BARIUM NIOBATE .1. NEEDLE-LIKE NANOPOLAR DOMAINS AND THE METASTABLY-LOCKED INCOMMENSURATE STRUCTURE

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VIEHLAND, D [1 ]
XU, Z [1 ]
HUANG, WH [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,MAT RES LAB,URBANA,IL 61801
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PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE A-PHYSICS OF CONDENSED MATTER STRUCTURE DEFECTS AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES | 1995年 / 71卷 / 02期
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10.1080/01418619508244351
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Transmission electron microscopy investigations have been performed on Sr2Ba1-xNb2O6 (SBN (x)(1 - x)). Bright-field imaging of (100)-oriented SBN 60/40 and 75/25 crystals revealed nanopolar domains with a strong shape anisotropy. The morphology of the nanopolar domains was needle like. Selected area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns revealed the existence of 1/x[110] incommensurate modulations. Dark-field imaging of the incommensurate reflections found the existence of nanometre-sized ferroelastic domains. Diffuse scattering was observed in the SAED patterns along the (100) direction. This diffuse scattering is believed to arise due to strain gradient interactions between the A-site cation distribution and the incommensuration.
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