Applied Physics Letters · 2009 · 175 citations · 11 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceCeramic MaterialsCeramicsSolid State PhysicsAntiferromagnetismCrystal LatticeFerroelectric CeramicsFerroelectric MaterialsMultiferroic MaterialsAntiferroelectric CeramicsAntiferroelectric MaterialsLattice Parameter AnalysisLattice Parameter DeterminationRare-earth-doped CeramicsSplittingUnit Cell ParametersX-ray Diffraction Analysis
Bi 1 − x Nd x FeO 3 (0≤x≤0.2) ceramics have been investigated using x-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron diffraction (ED). XRD patterns for x≤0.1 were consistent with rhombohedral BiFeO3, whereas those for x=0.15 and x=0.2 exhibited peak splitting and superlattice reflections representative of orthorhombic, antiferroelectric PbZrO3. ED for the latter samples confirmed the presence of 14(hk0) superlattice reflections typical of a PbZrO3-like structure but additional superlattice reflections were observed at 14(00l) yielding a √2a,2√2a,4a (where a is the pseudocubic lattice parameter) unit cell. The transition from rhombohedral BiFeO3 to the PbZrO3-like structure implies a modification from polar to antipolar behavior.
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The atomic structure of BiFeO3
Christian Michel, Jean-Michel Moreau, Gary D. Achenbach et al. · Solid State Communications · 1969 · 622 citations