A crystal optical study of phase transitions in Sr1-xBaxTiO3 single crystals. / Markovin, P. A.; Kleemann, W.; Lindner, R.; Lemanov, V. V.; Korshunov, O. Yu; Syrnikov, P. P.
In: Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, Vol. 8, No. 14, 01.04.1996, p. 2377-2388.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - A crystal optical study of phase transitions in Sr1-xBaxTiO3 single crystals
AU - Markovin, P. A.
AU - Kleemann, W.
AU - Lindner, R.
AU - Lemanov, V. V.
AU - Korshunov, O. Yu
AU - Syrnikov, P. P.
PY - 1996/4/1
Y1 - 1996/4/1
N2 - The temperature variations of the refractive index and of the linear birefringence have been studied in flux-grown nominally pure SrTiO3 and Sr1-xBaxTiO3 (SBT) single crystals (x = 0.02, 0.08 and 0.17) in the temperature range from 5 to 300 K. Polar domain structures were studied by polarizing microscopy. In SBT (x = 0.17) two phase transitions (PTs) at Tc1 = 91 K (cubic, paraelectric-to-tetragonal, ferroelectric) and Tc2 = 76 K (to orthorhombic or rhombohedral) were detected. SBT (x = 0.08) undergoes a PT at Tc = 50 K (cubic, paraelectric-to-orthorhombic or rhombohedral, ferroelectric). In the low-x limit (x = 0.02) the cubic-to-tetragonal PT of pure SrTiO3 was observed at T0 = 70 K. Below Tc = 28 K a polar state with C2v symmetry and weak anisotropy was observed. Contributions of the spontaneous electro-optic effect to the temperature variation of the refractive index in SBT (x = 0.08 and 0.17) allow us to estimate the spontaneous polarization and its temperature variation.
AB - The temperature variations of the refractive index and of the linear birefringence have been studied in flux-grown nominally pure SrTiO3 and Sr1-xBaxTiO3 (SBT) single crystals (x = 0.02, 0.08 and 0.17) in the temperature range from 5 to 300 K. Polar domain structures were studied by polarizing microscopy. In SBT (x = 0.17) two phase transitions (PTs) at Tc1 = 91 K (cubic, paraelectric-to-tetragonal, ferroelectric) and Tc2 = 76 K (to orthorhombic or rhombohedral) were detected. SBT (x = 0.08) undergoes a PT at Tc = 50 K (cubic, paraelectric-to-orthorhombic or rhombohedral, ferroelectric). In the low-x limit (x = 0.02) the cubic-to-tetragonal PT of pure SrTiO3 was observed at T0 = 70 K. Below Tc = 28 K a polar state with C2v symmetry and weak anisotropy was observed. Contributions of the spontaneous electro-optic effect to the temperature variation of the refractive index in SBT (x = 0.08 and 0.17) allow us to estimate the spontaneous polarization and its temperature variation.
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U2 - 10.1088/0953-8984/8/14/012
DO - 10.1088/0953-8984/8/14/012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0041325882
VL - 8
SP - 2377
EP - 2388
JO - Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
JF - Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
SN - 0953-8984
IS - 14
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