Cubic-tetragonal phase transition in SrTiO3 revisited: Landau theory and transition mechanism

Phase Transitions

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 501-522

  Hayward, S A ^a,b   Salje, E K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE ENERGY; PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LANDAU THEORY; STRONTIUM TITANATE;

STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0032659093     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411599908224530     Document Type: Article

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