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Symmetry breaking in single-crystal SrTiO3 plates: EPR manifestations

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EPL
Volume 133, Issue 3, Pages -

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IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/133/37002

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  1. MSMT [SOLID21 CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16 019/0000760]
  2. [FZSM-2020-0050]

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The EPR studies of Fe3+ and Mn4+ impurity centers in high-quality single-crystal SrTiO3 plates show that the symmetry of the crystal structure changes with temperature, with the high-temperature tetragonal state having a different structure from the conventional low-temperature anti-ferrodistorsive phase.
Results of the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies of Fe3+ and Mn4+ impurity centers in high-quality single-crystal SrTiO3 plates with thickness h < 1 mm are presented. Impurities served the paramagnetic probes of the crystal structure. Analysis of the collected data indicates that the symmetry of the crystal structure of thin (001) and (110) oriented strontium titanate plates above 105K lowers in the bulk from the cubic to tetragonal. The structure of this high-temperature tetragonal state is different from that of the conventional low-temperature anti-ferrodistorsive phase and has not been reported for SrTiO3 before. It is shown that the effect does not originate from the residual stress; its magnitude and particular manifestations depend on plate orientation, surface quality and geometry of a sample. Peculiarities of the observed phenomenon are presented and the possible scenario of its realization is discussed. Copyright (C) 2021 EPLA

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