Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2002-07-26
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
9 pages, 3 figures. Much expanded in comparison with cond-mat/0112001 to include a model for inhomogeneous ferroelastics
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.66.184109
We present the analytical study of stability loss and evolution of domain structure in inhomogeneous ferroelectric and ferroelastic samples for exactly solvable models. The model assumes a short-circuited ferroelectric capacitor (free ferroelastic) with two regions with slightly different critical temperatures Tc1 Tc2, where Tc1-Tc2 << Tc1, Tc2. We show that even a tiny inhomogeneity like 10-5 K results in splitting the system into domains below the phase transition temperature. At T < Tc2 the domain width a is proportional to (Tc1-T)/(Tc1-Tc2) and quickly increases with lowering temperature. The minute inhomogeneities in Tc may result from structural (growth) inhomogeneities, which are always present in real samples, and a similar role can be played by inevitable temperature gradients.
Bratkovsky Alexander M.
Levanyuk A. P.
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