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Structural phase transitions in multicomponent La0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Gd0.2RE50.2NbO4 (RE5 = Ho, Y, Tb, Eu, Pr) oxides
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In this work, the influence of compositional complexity on the structural and thermal properties of multicomponent rare-earth ortho-niobates from the La0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Gd0.2RE50.2NbO4 (RE5 = Ho, Y, Tb, Eu, Pr) series have been investigated. Based on X-ray powder diffraction studies using synchrotron radiation, it was found that all tested materials were pure single-phase compositions and showed stability in the monoclinic I2/c crystal structure at room temperature. High-temperature X-ray powder diffraction studies and dilatometry studies confirmed the presence of a structural phase transition between low- (I2/c ) and high-temperature (I41/a) polymorphs. The structural phase transition temperatures are between 676 °C and 701 °C. Interestingly, despite their compositional complexity, the structural phase transition temperature behaves similarly to conventional ortho-niobates, i.e. it depends on the radius of the A-cation, that is, as the ionic radius increases, the phase transition temperature decreases. The transition has been categorized as a second-order phase transition based on the observed relationship between the Landau order parameter and spontaneous strain. The coexistence of the tetragonal and monoclinic phases has been seen in all compositions around the temperature of the structural phase transition. The presence of two orientation states in the monoclinic structure leads to the so-called spontaneous strain, which consists of longitudinal (u) and shear (v) strain components. The values of these strains at 300 °C range between 2.42 – 2.58·10-2 for longitudinal, 2.98 – 3.04·10-2 for shear, and 5.46 – 5.57·10-2 for scalar spontaneous strain. It was found that the spontaneous strain in each of the materials under test was very little impacted by the variation in the complexity of the A sublattice's composition. In addition, thermal expansion coefficients of both polymorphs were determined, which range from 12.7·10-6 1/K to 13.2·10-6 1/K for the monoclinic structure and 9.7·10-6 1/K to 9.9·10-6 1/K for the tetragonal one.
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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
no. 107,
pages 6667 - 6677,
ISSN: 0002-7820 - Language:
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- 2024
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- Dawczak A., Mielewczyk-Gryń A., Gazda M.: Structural phase transitions in multicomponent La0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Gd0.2RE50.2NbO4 (RE5 = Ho, Y, Tb, Eu, Pr) oxides// JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY -Vol. 107,iss. 10 (2024), s.6667-6677
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1111/jace.19942
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