Published 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Neutron diffraction study of ferroelectric transition in Li2Ge7O15

  • 1. Kyoto Univ., Kumatori, Osaka (Japan). Research Reactor Inst.

Description

The crystal structure of Li2Ge7O15 in its ferroelectric state has been determined and refined as well with an R-value of 0.063 for 1202 neutron diffraction data. The crystal belongs to the orthorhmbic system with space group C2v5-Pbc21 and unit cell dimensions a = 7.36, b = 16.66 and c = 9.69 A (at 77 K). Atomic displacements at the phase transition (283.5 K) are evaluated in comparison with the paraelectric structure determined by Voellenkle et al., in 1970. Consequently, tiltings of GeO4 tetrahedra closely related to the soft phonon mode observed by Raman scattering and far-infrared measurements have clearly been observed. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Suppl.
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
2
Series
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., Suppl.
Journal Page Range
597-599
ISSN
0021-4922
CODEN
JJPYA

Conference

Title
6. international meeting on ferroelectricity.
Dates
12-16 Aug 1985.
Place
Kobe (Japan).