Tricriticality in Co-doped BaTiO3

Abstract
In measurements of the tetragonal distortion of single crystals of BaTiO3 doped with cobalt (Co), we found that for about 2.5 at.% Co the ferroelectric-paraelectric transition is a tricritical point. We relate this tricritical point to the phase-diagram topology. It is likely that the coupling of the polarization with the electrons is responsible for the appearance of this tricritical point.

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