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AUTHOR
Marc D. Fontana
Underdamped soft phonon in orthorhombic BaTiO3
Abstract Raman scattering measurements are reported in orthorhombic phase and through the orthorhombic-rhombohedral transition of BaTiO3. Spectra reveal the presence of an underdamped low frequency phonon which slightly softens with decreasing temperature and abruptly stiffens at the transition to the rhombohedral phase. Results are discussed in comparison with isomorphous KNbO3 and tetragonal BaTiO3 and are interpreted as due to a dominant displacive mechanism.
Indications of Two Separate Relaxators in the Subphonon Region of Tetragonal BaTiO 3
Significant discrepancies were generally reported in the dynamics of BaTiO3 between results deduced from various experimental techniques. Here dielectric and quasi-elastic light scattering measurements are investigated on high-quality BaTiO3 crystals. We show that two relaxators have to be introduced below the soft-phonon frequency. A complete dielectric dispersion in a very wide frequency range is thus achieved which consistently relies the high-frequency dielectric results and the Raman data. There is also a qualitative agreement between our two-relaxator model and the dynamics which were deduced some time ago from EPR experiments.
Existence of two time scales in the phase transitions of BaTiO3
Abstract We report new Raman scattering measurements in the tetragonal phase of a single domain BaTiO3 crystal. Data reveal the occurence of a large quasi elastic scattering. The Raman profile is analysed in terms of coexisting soft phonon and Debye relaxation.
DiP223: Strongly temperature dependent electro-optic coefficients in BaTiO3
Abstract By means of a Senarmont set up and a very sensitive method, electrooptic coefficients in BaTiO3 are accurately determined from the phase measurement of the retardation Γ due to the electric field induced birefringence of the crystal. Electro-optic properties are investigated as a function of temperature around room temperature. A very large value of the coefficient r42 is found, in agreement with previous investigations. In addition, this coefficient is shown to be very sensitive to the temperature even for a very small change. The importance of both the thermo-optic effect and the thermal variation of electro-optic properties is pointed out for device applications of BaTiO3.