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PHYSICAL REVIEW B
卷 79, 期 22, 页码 -出版社
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.224301
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- Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- U.S. National Science Foundation [DMR-0306940, DMR-9986442]
- U.S. DOE [DE-AC0298CH10886]
- Office of Naval Research [N00014-99-1-0738]
- National Science Foundation [DMR-045467]
- National Research Council (NRC) of Canada
We report lattice-dynamical measurements, made using neutron inelastic-scattering methods, of the relaxor perovskite PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3 (PMN) at momentum transfers near the edge of the Brillouin zone. Unusual columns of phonon scattering that are localized in momentum, but extended in energy, are seen at both high-symmetry points along the zone edge: (Q) over right arrowR= {1/2,1/2,1/2} and (Q) over right arrowM={1/2,1/2,0}. These columns soften at similar to 400 K which is similar to the onset temperature of the zone-center diffuse scattering, indicating a competition between ferroelectric and antiferroelectric distortions. We propose a model for the atomic displacements associated with these phonon modes that is based on a combination of structure factors and group theoretical analysis. This analysis suggests that the scattering is not from tilt modes (rotational modes of oxygen octahedra), but from zone-boundary optic modes that are associated with the displacement of Pb2+ and O2- ions. Whereas similar columns of scattering have been reported in metallic and (less commonly) molecular systems, they are unusual in insulating materials, particularly in ferroelectrics; therefore, the physical origin of this inelastic feature in PMN is unknown. We speculate that the underlying disorder contributes to this unique anomaly.
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