Incommensurate phases in lead potassium niobate and lead sodium niobate, homologues of barium sodium niobate.

Constantinos Manolikas, G. Van Tendeloo, S. Amelinckx

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    Abstract

    Electron diffraction and high resolution electron microscopy reveal the presence of incommensurate structures in lead potassium niobate, lead sodium niobate and in mixed crystals. The incommensurability can be described either as being due to the presence of quasi-periodic "diffuse" anti-phase boundaries or as being due to the presence of deformation waves, the deformation mode being shearing of the NbO6 octahedra. The incommensurability depends on composition as well as on temperature.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)845-849
    Number of pages5
    JournalSolid State Communications
    Volume58
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jun 1986

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Materials Chemistry

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