scholarly journals Fixing of a photorefractive grating in KTa_1−xNbxO_3 by cooling through the ferroelectric phase transition

1991 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Leyva ◽  
Aharon Agranat ◽  
Amnon Yariv
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Ferroelectric Phase Transition ◽  
Ferroelectric Phase ◽  
Photorefractive Grating

scholarly journals The origin of the lattice thermal conductivity enhancement at the ferroelectric phase transition in GeTe

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Đorđe Dangić ◽  
Olle Hellman ◽  
Stephen Fahy ◽  
Ivana Savić
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Ferroelectric Phase Transition ◽  
Lattice Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Ferroelectric Phase ◽  
Structural Phase ◽  
High Symmetry ◽  
Structural Phase Transitions

AbstractThe proximity to structural phase transitions in IV-VI thermoelectric materials is one of the main reasons for their large phonon anharmonicity and intrinsically low lattice thermal conductivity κ. However, the κ of GeTe increases at the ferroelectric phase transition near 700 K. Using first-principles calculations with the temperature dependent effective potential method, we show that this rise in κ is the consequence of negative thermal expansion in the rhombohedral phase and increase in the phonon lifetimes in the high-symmetry phase. Strong anharmonicity near the phase transition induces non-Lorentzian shapes of the phonon power spectra. To account for these effects, we implement a method of calculating κ based on the Green-Kubo approach and find that the Boltzmann transport equation underestimates κ near the phase transition. Our findings elucidate the influence of structural phase transitions on κ and provide guidance for design of better thermoelectric materials.

Ferroelectric phase transition in Pb(Cd1/2Mo1/2)O3 ceramics

2001 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratnakar Palai ◽  
R.N.P. Choudhary ◽  
Seema Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Ferroelectric Phase Transition ◽  
Ferroelectric Phase
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