Coexistence of morphotropic phases in (1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb 2/3)O3-xPbTiO3 solid solutions

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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 languageEnglish
Article number094113
Pages (from-to)094113-1-094113-8
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume70
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2004
Externally publishedYes

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