Ferroelastic behavior in Ba2Ge2TiO8

Abstract
A Ba2Ge2TiO8 crystal is found to exhibit ferroelastic behavior. Optical, thermal, and elastic studies indicate that the phase transition occurs at about 810 °C. The wedge‐shaped twin domains disappear above the phase transition temperature. The twinned crystal is detwinned by an exchange of orthorhombic axes a and b under the application of a compressive stress of 250 kg/cm2 at room temperature and of 100 kg/cm2 at 700 °C.

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