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Phase transitions in the hexagonal tungsten bronze RbNbW2O9
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dc.contributor.author | McNulty, Jason A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gibbs, Alexandra S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lightfoot, Philip | |
dc.contributor.author | Morrison, Finlay D. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-27T00:35:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-02-27T00:35:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-06 | |
dc.identifier | 266718371 | |
dc.identifier | bac3d98d-f343-428c-9ba0-e36149c187d3 | |
dc.identifier | 85081023328 | |
dc.identifier | 000525421400012 | |
dc.identifier.citation | McNulty , J A , Gibbs , A S , Lightfoot , P & Morrison , F D 2020 , ' Phase transitions in the hexagonal tungsten bronze RbNbW 2 O 9 ' , Journal of Solid State Chemistry , vol. 286 , 121275 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2020.121275 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-4596 | |
dc.identifier.other | RIS: urn:E17140473A5337D70326DA09D80A92C8 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-7048-3982/work/70233653 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-2813-3142/work/70233870 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-7012-1831/work/78527984 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/21521 | |
dc.description | We thank the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) for the provision of neutron diffraction facilities at ISIS (HRPD experiment RB1710021, https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1710021) and the School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews for funding of a studentship to JAM through the EPSRC doctoral training grant (grant No. EP/K503162/1). | en |
dc.description.abstract | The hexagonal tungsten bronze RbNbW2O9 is shown, by variable-temperature powder neutron diffraction and symmetry-mode analysis, to display a significantly different phase transition sequence compared to the related CsNbW2O9 composition. At ambient temperature, RbNbW2O9 adopts the polar orthorhombic space group Cmc21. Upon heating, the thermal evolution of the crystal structure proceeds via two transitions. These correspond to sequential loss of two distinct octahedral tilting modes, leading to space group P63mc at around 655K, and space group P6mm near 700 K. The polar distortion is retained up to the highest temperature studied here. The differences in structural behaviour between the proper ferroelectric RbNbW2O9 and the improper ferroelectric CsNbW2O9 emphasises the need for careful crystallographic analyses of materials of this type. | |
dc.format.extent | 1138881 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Solid State Chemistry | en |
dc.subject | Powder neutron diffraction | en |
dc.subject | Symmetry-mode analysis | en |
dc.subject | Phase transitions | en |
dc.subject | Hexagonal tungsten bronze | en |
dc.subject | Proper ferroelectricity | en |
dc.subject | QD Chemistry | en |
dc.subject | DAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QD | en |
dc.title | Phase transitions in the hexagonal tungsten bronze RbNbW2O9 | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | EPSRC | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Chemistry | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Physics and Astronomy | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. EaSTCHEM | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jssc.2020.121275 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2021-02-27 | |
dc.identifier.url | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2020.121548 | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | EP/P024637/1 | en |
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