Published January 17, 1977 | Version v1
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Dielectric anomaly and improper antiferroelectricity at the Jahn--Teller transitions in rare-earth vanadates

  • 1. Electrotechnical Laboratory, Tanashi, Tokyo, Japan 188

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Dielectric measurements have been carried out on the single crystals of DyVO4, TbVO4, and TmVO4 through the Jahn--Teller transition temperatures. An anomalous increase of the dielectric susceptibility with temperature along the c axis was observed for DyVO4, but not for TbVO4 and TmVO4. This behavior is explained as due to the antiferroelectricity driven by the soft B/sub 1g/ strain mode through the ''sublattice piezoelectricity.''

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
3
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
137-140
ISSN
0031-9007

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