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Slush-like polar structures in single-crystal relaxors

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  • Hiroyuki Takenaka

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • Ilya Grinberg

    (University of Pennsylvania
    Bar-Ilan University)

  • Shi Liu

    (University of Pennsylvania)

  • Andrew M. Rappe

    (University of Pennsylvania)

Abstract

Molecular dynamics simulations of the Pb(Mg1/3,Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 relaxor reveal a multi-domain state analogous to the slush state of water that provides an explanation for the unusual properties of relaxors.

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  • Hiroyuki Takenaka & Ilya Grinberg & Shi Liu & Andrew M. Rappe, 2017. "Slush-like polar structures in single-crystal relaxors," Nature, Nature, vol. 546(7658), pages 391-395, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:546:y:2017:i:7658:d:10.1038_nature22068
    DOI: 10.1038/nature22068
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    1. Hui Liu & Xiaoming Shi & Yonghao Yao & Huajie Luo & Qiang Li & Houbing Huang & He Qi & Yuanpeng Zhang & Yang Ren & Shelly D. Kelly & Krystian Roleder & Joerg C. Neuefeind & Long-Qing Chen & Xianran Xi, 2023. "Emergence of high piezoelectricity from competing local polar order-disorder in relaxor ferroelectrics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
    2. Jie Yin & Xiaoming Shi & Hong Tao & Zhi Tan & Xiang Lv & Xiangdong Ding & Jun Sun & Yang Zhang & Xingmin Zhang & Kui Yao & Jianguo Zhu & Houbing Huang & Haijun Wu & Shujun Zhang & Jiagang Wu, 2022. "Deciphering the atomic-scale structural origin for large dynamic electromechanical response in lead-free Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-based relaxor ferroelectrics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.

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