Published June 24, 2015 | Version v1
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Global and local structural variations near the antiferroelectric regime in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3

  • 1. Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, ODF-Campus-502205 (India)
  • 2. Advanced Functional Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, ODF-Campus-502205 (India)
  • 3. UGC-DAE CSR Mumbai Centre, BARC Campus, Mumbai - 400085 (India)
  • 4. Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai - 400085 (India)

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Rietveld refinement of neutron and x-ray diffraction data of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 shows R3c phase stabilization at room temperature. The intermediate antiferroelectric region between 180°C to 280°C exhibits phase coexistence i.e R3c + Pnma, along with decrease in octahedral tilt angle and increase in unit cell volume. The local structural changes observed from Raman scattering in the A-O, Ti-O and TiO6 phonon modes favor the global structural variation. A possible antiparallel cation displacement due to Pnma phase formation leads to the origin of antiferroelectric ordering in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3

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Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1665
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
vp.
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
59. DAE solid state physics symposium 2014
Dates
16-20 Dec 2014
Place
Tamilnadu (India)

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