| Literature DB >> 19113592 |
P-E Janolin1, P Bouvier, J Kreisel, P A Thomas, I A Kornev, L Bellaiche, W Crichton, M Hanfland, B Dkhil.
Abstract
We report a room-temperature high-pressure x-ray and Raman scattering investigation of lead titanate (PbTiO3) up to 63 GPa. Three continuous phase transitions at 13, 20, and 45 GPa between tetragonal-like phases occur. As a result, no evidence is found for a pressure-induced morphotropic phase boundary. Our study provides experimental evidence that PbTiO3 presents a complex sequence of phases accommodating pressure through mechanisms involving oxygen octahedra tilting and reentrance of ferroelectricity.Entities:
Year: 2008 PMID: 19113592 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.237601
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161