Abstract
We report the results of crystallographic analysis of various complex heterophase states that occur around the morphotropic phase boundary in the relaxor-based (1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-xPbTiO 3 solid solutions at room temperature. Different variants of the coexistence of two or three morphotropic phases are analyzed based on the structural data of Noheda et al. [Phys. Rev. B 66, 054104 (2002)] and Singh and Pandey [Phys. Rev. B 67, 064102 (2003)], and interpreted by taking into account the features of elastic matching of polydomain (twinned) regions. A model of interpenetrating phases is proposed to describe the two-phase states on the condition of a complete relieving of the mechanical stress at interfaces. A good agreement between the experimental and theoretical results on the variants of phase coexistence has been achieved.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 094113 |
| Pages (from-to) | 094113-1-094113-8 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| State | Published - Sep 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |