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Title: Phonon coupling to dynamic short-range polar order in a relaxor ferroelectric near the morphotropic phase boundary

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
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  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.; Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  2. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Physics Dept.; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Materials Science Division
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Quantum Condensed Matter Division
  4. Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh (United Kingdom). School of Physics and Astronomy
  5. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (United States). NIST Center for Neutron Research
  6. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.

We report neutron inelastic scattering experiments on single-crystal PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3 doped with 32% PbTiO3, a relaxor ferroelectric that lies close to the morphotropic phase boundary. When cooled under an electric field E∥ [001] into tetragonal and monoclinic phases, the scattering cross section from transverse acoustic (TA) phonons polarized parallel to E weakens and shifts to higher energy relative to that under zero-field-cooled conditions. Likewise, the scattering cross section from transverse optic (TO) phonons polarized parallel to E weakens for energy transfers 4≤ω≤9 meV. However, TA and TO phonons polarized perpendicular to E show no change. This anisotropic field response is similar to that of the diffuse scattering cross section, which, as previously reported, is suppressed when polarized parallel to E but not when polarized perpendicular to E. Our findings suggest that the lattice dynamics and dynamic short-range polar correlations that give rise to the diffuse scattering are coupled.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division
Grant/Contract Number:
SC00112704; AC02-05CH11231; AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1240704
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1234018; OSTI ID: 1393881; OSTI ID: 1456920
Report Number(s):
BNL-111868-2016-JA; PRBMDO; R&D Project: PO010; KC0201060
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Vol. 92, Issue 21; ISSN 1098-0121
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 3 works
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