Abstract
Crystal structure of NaVO3 has been refined at room temperature (ferroelectric phase) and 425°C (paraelectric phase) using X-ray diffraction data. The structural change during the ferroelectric phase transition is only a slight modification of the paraelectric phase. This is evident from the fact that X-ray data at room temperature can be refined to same accuracy either in space group Cc or C2/c. Analysis of rigid body thermal vibrations of [VO4] tetrahedra indicates considerable librational motion leading to a thermal correction of apparent V-O bond lengths as large as +.004 Å at RT and +0.009 Å at 425°C.

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