Abstract
An anisotropic softening of the acoustic mode in the ferroelastic phase transition of LaNbO4 has been observed by the Brillouin scattering experiment. The transverse mode propagating along a direction deviated from the crystal axis by 23° in the flZ)-plane shows a complete softening at the transition temperature Tq. The direction is parallel or normal to the ferroelastic domain boundary as predicted by the phenomenological analysis of the phase transition from 4/m to 2/m symmetry. The temperature dependence of the elastic susceptibility is well described by the classical indices y=y'=1 in both phases, suggesting a typical proper ferroelastic transition.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1168-1172 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | journal of the physical society of japan |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1985 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)