Local structure and medium-range ordering in relaxor ferroelectric Pb(Zn 1/3Nb 2/3)O 3 studied using neutron pair distribution function analysis

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 26, 2006, Pages

  Jeong, I K ^a   Lee, J K ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISORDERED LATTICE; MEDIUM-RANGE ORDERING; NEUTRON PAIR DISTRIBUTION; POLAR NANOREGIONS;

CRYSTAL LATTICES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FERROELECTRICITY; FUNCTION EVALUATION; NEUTRONS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

LEAD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33745615179     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2217162     Document Type: Article

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