TY - JOUR
T1 - In-situ observation of the domain configurations during the phase transitions in barium titanate
AU - Mulvihill, Maureel N.
AU - Uchino, Kenji
AU - Li, Zhuang
AU - Cao, Wenwu
PY - 1996/7
Y1 - 1996/7
N2 - Using a polarizing optical microscope in conjunction with a charged-coupled device camera system, the domain microstructural evolution with respect to temperature in all three phases of BaTiO3 was studied. Along a (001) oriented section the domains in the tetragonal phase form 90° domain patterns in an ‘a—a’ configuration. The transition on heating and cooling between the cubic and tetragonal phases occurred near the same temperature, 125°C. On cooling, the domain structures in the orthorhombic phase appeared as a long continuous lamellar structure, while on heating the domains formed a ‘patchwork’ structure. This transition temperature showed a large thermal hysteresis. The final transition temperature from orthorhombic to rhombohedral was difficult to determine using this technique. The transition on cooling occurred at −134°C based on a colour change and the disappearance of all the domains. During heating, the domains reappeared at −110°C and remained in a patchwork structure throughout the orthorhombic phase.
AB - Using a polarizing optical microscope in conjunction with a charged-coupled device camera system, the domain microstructural evolution with respect to temperature in all three phases of BaTiO3 was studied. Along a (001) oriented section the domains in the tetragonal phase form 90° domain patterns in an ‘a—a’ configuration. The transition on heating and cooling between the cubic and tetragonal phases occurred near the same temperature, 125°C. On cooling, the domain structures in the orthorhombic phase appeared as a long continuous lamellar structure, while on heating the domains formed a ‘patchwork’ structure. This transition temperature showed a large thermal hysteresis. The final transition temperature from orthorhombic to rhombohedral was difficult to determine using this technique. The transition on cooling occurred at −134°C based on a colour change and the disappearance of all the domains. During heating, the domains reappeared at −110°C and remained in a patchwork structure throughout the orthorhombic phase.
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U2 - 10.1080/01418639608240325
DO - 10.1080/01418639608240325
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0343088690
SN - 1364-2812
VL - 74
SP - 25
EP - 36
JO - Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties
JF - Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties
IS - 1
ER -