Observation of a low-symmetry phase in Na0.5Bi 0.5TiO3 crystals by optical birefringence microscopy

Journal of Applied Crystallography

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 444-452

  Gorfman, S ^a,e   Glazer, A M ^b   Noguchi, Y ^c   Miyayama, M ^c   Luo, H ^d   Thomas, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ferroelectrics; low symmetry phases; optical axis rotation; optical birefringence microscopy; perovskites; piezoelectrics; sodium bismuth titanate

Indexed keywords

LOW-SYMMETRY PHASES; OPTICAL AXIS; OPTICAL BIREFRINGENCE; PIEZOELECTRICS; SODIUM BISMUTH TITANATE;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; BIREFRINGENCE; BISMUTH; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; MANGANESE; PEROVSKITE; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SODIUM;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 84861510704     PISSN: 00218898     EISSN: 16005767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1107/S0021889812008217     Document Type: Article

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