Defect stabilized periodic amplitude modulations in ferroelectrics

被引:8
作者
Cao, WW
机构
[1] Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, PA 16802, University Park
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
defects; precursor; modulations; ferroelectrics; doping;
D O I
10.1080/01411599508200426
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
Theoretical analysis shows that the total free energy of a ferroelectric system with free boundary conditions increases with the number of the inhomogeneous regions, such as domain walls and other modulated structures. However, charged defects could lower the total energy of a ferroelectric system by interacting with charge density fluctuations in inhomogeneous regions. We discuss a special kind of inhomogeneous microstructure in a lanthanum doped lead titanate, the amplitude modulations, which can be stabilized by aliovalent dopants.
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页码:69 / 78
页数:10
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