Abstract
Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-xPbTiO3 (x=4.5%-12%) relaxor ferroelectric crystals have been studied by means of acoustic emission (AE) in the 400-540K temperature range. An anomalous AE activity independent of the ground state relaxor/morphotropic/ferroelectric crossover has been revealed at around 500K, and it is associated with the "waterfall" feature related to the existence of polar nanoregions (PNRs). The 500KAE anomaly is attributed to local martensitelike cubic-to-tetragonal ferroelectric transitions within the PNRs imbedded in a nonpolar (cubic) matrix.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 265701 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue number | 26 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 27 Jun 2007 |
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