Published June 20, 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

Internal strain, orbit-lattice coupling and phase transitions in zircon-structure crystals

  • 1. Hong Kong Univ. Dept. of Physics

Description

An analysis of the internal strain degrees of freedom in zircon-structure crystals RMO4 is given. These are related to local distortions in the neighbourhood of the R3- ions, and hence to the orbit-lattice coupling coefficients. The corresponding spin-lattice coupling coefficients are obtained for distortions involved in Jahn-Teller phase transitions and comparisons with experimental values are made for TmVO4 and DyVO4. (author)

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Journal Title
J. Phys., C (London). Solid State Phys.
Journal Volume
17
Journal Issue
17
Series
J. Phys., C (London). Solid State Phys.
Journal Page Range
3049-3058
ISSN
0022-3719