Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2003-06-26
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
PDF file, 30 pages, 15 figures (3 in color) collected on pp.18-30
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.1703830
The domain structure of (1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3- xPbTiO3 single crystals with composition x ~ 0.33 in the range of the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) was studied. Based on the analysis of spontaneous strain compatibility and charge of domain walls, we have established the permissible domain arrangements for the ferroelectric phases of different symmetry, which are expected to occur in the range of the MPB. Examination of (001)-oriented unpoled and electrically poled (along the [001] direction) crystal plates in polarizing microscope reveals a monophase state with the domain structure compatible with the structure theoretically predicted for the Mc monoclinic phase (space group Pm), which was recently discovered in the compositions close to the MPB by x-ray and neutron diffraction studies. In the unpoled crystal the 180 deg. walls between the domains whose spontaneous polarization vectors are parallel to the plane of the crystal plate (i.e. a-domains) are observed. The domain structure of the poled crystal is predominantly composed of crystallographically prominent Wf walls parallel to (001) (i.e. the plane of the crystal plate) and inclined S walls parallel to [110] or [1-10] direction. In poled and unpoled samples the optical rotatory polarization effect is found, which is related to the inhomogeneity of the sample resulting from the mixture of domains.
Bokov Alexei A.
Ye Zuo-Guang
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