Ordering mechanism and dynamics of relaxor ferroelectrics

Citation
Vs. Vikhnin et al., Ordering mechanism and dynamics of relaxor ferroelectrics, FERROELECTR, 240(1-4), 2000, pp. 1621-1628
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
FERROELECTRICS
ISSN journal
00150193 → ACNP
Volume
240
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1621 - 1628
Database
ISI
SICI code
0015-0193(2000)240:1-4<1621:OMADOR>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
It is shown that the validity conditions of symmetry adapted random-bond-ra ndom-field model with rotation symmetry of local order parameter in the sys tem of nanoscale polar domains in relaxors are fulfilled due to increasing of dispersion of soft TO-phonon. The latter is due to interaction of quasil ocal modes of nanoscale domains with soft TO-phonons. As a result, long-wav e contribution to domain-domain indirect interaction (DDII) and mean field effect are strongly increased. The quasi-rotation symmetry can be fulfilled due to intradomain disorder effects with high degree of quasi-degeneracy o f orientation states of domain local order parameter. Local configuration i nstabilities of the first and of the second order for nanoscale domains are appeared due to softening of domain quasilocal modes essentially renormali zed by dipole-dipole DDII. Compensation of extra-charge of nanoscale domain s in relaxors due to ferroelectrically ordered charge transfer vibronic exc itons in each cell with simultaneous domain polarization appearance is subs tantiated.