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Title: Phase coexistence and domain configuration in Pb(Mg{sub 1/3}Nb{sub 2/3})O{sub 3}-0.34PbTiO{sub 3} single crystal revealed by synchrotron-based X-ray diffractive three-dimensional reciprocal space mapping and piezoresponse force microscopy

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946776· OSTI ID:22591573
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  1. Department of Physics, Condensed Matter Science and Technology Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080 (China)
  2. National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory and CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 (China)
  3. Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)

The crystalline phases and domain configuration in the morphotropic phase boundary composition Pb(Mg{sub 1/3}Nb{sub 2/3})O{sub 3}-0.34PbTiO{sub 3} (PMN-0.34PT) single crystal have been investigated by synchrotron-based X-ray 3D Reciprocal Space Mapping (3D-RSM) and Piezoresponse Force Microscopy. The coexistence of tetragonal (T) and monoclinic M{sub C} phases in this PMN-0.34PT single crystal is confirmed. The affiliation of each diffraction spot in the 3D-RSM was identified with the assistance of qualitative simulation. Most importantly, the twinning structure between different domains in such a mixed phase PMN-PT crystal is firmly clarified, and the spatial distribution of different twin domains is demonstrated. In addition, the lattice parameters of T and M{sub C} phases in PMN-0.34PT single crystal as well as the tilting angles of crystal lattices caused by the interfacial lattice mismatch are determined.

OSTI ID:
22591573
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 15; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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