Complex ferroelastic domain patterns in Pb2CoWO6 (=PCW) observed with the polarized-light microscope

Rabe, Heiko; Schmid, Hans

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Complex ferroelastic domain patterns in Pb₂CoWO₆ (=PCW) observed with the polarized-light microscope

ContributorsRabe, Heiko; Schmid, Hans

Published inFerroelectrics, vol. 141, no. 1-2, p. 49-54

Publication date1993

Abstract

Polarized-light microscopy of Pb2CoWO6 in transmitted light reveals complex domain patterns in the transition range from the monoclinic/incommensurate phase to the orthorhombic one. As long as both phases coexist, a domain state with unique compn. properties appears.

Keywords

Ferroelastic domain
Lead cobalt tungsten oxide

Affiliation

Faculté des sciences / Section de chimie et biochimie / Département de chimie minérale, analytique et appliquée

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - 1992

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RABE, Heiko, SCHMID, Hans. Complex ferroelastic domain patterns in Pb2CoWO6 (=PCW) observed with the polarized-light microscope. In: Ferroelectrics, 1993, vol. 141, n° 1-2, p. 49–54.

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ISSN of the journal0015-0193

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Complex ferroelastic domain patterns in Pb2CoWO6 (=PCW) observed with the polarized-light microscope

Polarized-light microscopy of Pb2CoWO6 in transmitted light reveals complex domain patterns in the transition range from the monoclinic/incommensurate phase to the orthorhombic one. As long as both phases coexist, a domain state with unique compn. properties appears.

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Complex ferroelastic domain patterns in Pb₂CoWO₆ (=PCW) observed with the polarized-light microscope