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A TEM study of ordering in the perovskite, Pb(Sc1/2Ta1/2)O3

  • C. A. Randall
  • , D. J. Barber
  • , R. W. Whatmore
  • , P. Groves
  • University of Essex
  • Allen Clark Research Cent
  • University of Oxford

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Abstract

Ordering behaviour and the factors which influence the ordering have been studied in both single crystals and hot-pressed ceramics of Pb(Sc1/2Ta1/2)O3 using TEM techniques, including low-temperature microscopy. The characteristics of the structurally-ordered domains are described and also the observation by electron diffraction of new superlattice reflections and diffuse scattering in both the paraelectric and ferroelectric phases. The superlattice reflections are interpreted in terms of Pb2+ cation displacements. The non-interaction of ordered domains and ferroelectric domains is explained within this model.

Original languageEnglish
Number of pages7
Edition12
Volume21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1986

Publication series

NameJournal of Materials Science
PublisherSpringer
ISSN (Print)0022-2461

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