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Structure and polarization in the high Tc ferroelectric Bi(Zn,Ti)O3-PbTiO3 solid solutions
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Structure and polarization in the high Tc ferroelectric Bi(Zn,Ti)O3-PbTiO3 solid solutions

Ilya Grinberg, Matthew R Suchomel, Wojtek Dmowski, Sara E Mason, Hui Wu, Peter K Davies and Andrew M Rappe
Physical review letters, Vol.98(10), pp.107601-107601
03/09/2007
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.107601
PMID: 17358566
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https://arxiv.org/pdf/cond-mat/0604259View
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Abstract

Theoretical ab initio and experimental methods are used to investigate the [Bi(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3]x[PbTiO3]1-x solid solution. We find that hybridization between Zn 4s and 4p and O 2p orbitals allows the formation of short, covalent Zn-O bonds, enabling favorable coupling between A-site and B-site displacements. This leads to unusually large polarization, strong tetragonality, and an elevated ferroelectric to paraelectric phase transition temperature.

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