Structural study of the intermediate phase of the ferroelastic Pb3(PO4)2 crystal

Yong Chan Cho, Hyeon Jun Lee, Sang Eon Park, Chae Ryong Cho, Se Young Jeong

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Abstract

Mechanical measurements showed that the structural anomalous region of Pb3(PO4)2 exists in the range between 175 and 195 °C. It was shown that the intermediate phase has a different mechanical behavior from both the paraelastic and ferroelastic phases, and has a strong bias-stress dependence. In this region, no domain structure could be observed by using a polarizing microscope, but it had a still switching behavior according to mechanical measurements. This suggests that there microdomains of a smaller size than several hundred nm still exist in the rhombohedral paraelastic phase.

Original languageEnglish
Article number184103
Pages (from-to)1841031-1841035
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume66
Issue number18
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2002

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