Dawson, J.A., Sinclair, D.C., Harding, J.H. et al. (1 more author) (2014) A-Site Strain and Displacement in Ba1-xCaxTiO3 and Ba1-xSrxTiO3 and the Consequences for the Curie Temperature. Chemistry of Materials, 26 (21). pp. 6104-6112. ISSN 0897-4756
Abstract
Classical computer simulations are performed on the whole solid solution range of Ba1–xCaxTiO3 (BCT) and Ba1–xSrxTiO3 (BST). The enthalpies and volumes of mixing are produced, and a full local structural analysis is performed. The simulations demonstrate that large degrees of disorder form in the BCT solid solution which leads to distortions in the TiO6 octahedra. Comparing the positions of Sr in BST and Ca in BCT, the position of the Sr cation is largely central within the dodecahedra while the position of the Ca is significantly off-center in many configurations. The relaxation is associated with a shift toward an eight coordinate site compared to a 12 coordinate cation. An empirical model is fitted for predicting the Curie Temperature of the solid solution based on the local structure which shows excellent agreement with experimental values.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 American Chemical Society. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Chemistry of Materials. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Mar 2016 10:26 |
Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2018 02:27 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cm502158n |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1021/cm502158n |
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