Phase instability induced by polar nanoregions in a relaxor ferroelectric system

Nature Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 562-566

  Xu, Guangyong ^a   Wen, Jinsheng ^a,b   Stock, C ^c   Gehring, P M ^d  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Stony Brook University   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; FERROELECTRICITY; INELASTIC SCATTERING; PHONONS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL RESPONSE; NEUTRON INELASTIC SCATTERING; PHONON INTERACTIONS; RELAXOR FERROELECTRIC; RELAXOR FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; SENSORS AND ACTUATORS; STRONG INTERACTION; ULTRAHIGH PIEZOELECTRIC RESPONSE;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 45849099114     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2196     Document Type: Article

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