Mode softening in quantum ferroelectric KTa 1-x Nb X O 3

1 April 1984

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Ferroelectrics

Vol. 55 (1) , 23-26
https://doi.org/10.1080/00150198408015325

Abstract

The temperature dependence of the lowest frequency TO and of the corresponding TA phonon branches in the (00ζ) direction has been investigated by means of coherent inelastic neutron scattering in KTa_1-xNb_xO₃ for two different Nb concentrations x₁ = 0. 008 and X₂ = 0.012.

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