Materials Research Bulletin, Vol.33, No.9, 1325-1329, 1998
Thermal expansion and cooling rate dependence of transition temperature in ZrTiO4 single crystal
Thermal expansion in ZrTiO4 single crystal was investigated in the temperature range covering the normal, incommensurate, and commensurate phases. Remarkable change was found at the normal-incommensurate phase transition (T-I) in all thermal expansion coefficients a, b, and c. The spontaneous strains chi(as) and chi(bs) along the a and b axes show linear temperature dependence, while the spontaneous strain chi cs along the c axis shows a nonlinear temperature dependence. Small discontinuity along the c direction was observed at the incommensurate-commensurate transition temperature, T-c = 845 degrees C. dT(I)/dP and dT(c)/dP depend on the cooling rate.
Keywords:MODIFIED ZIRCONIUM TITANATE, PHASE-TRANSITION, SOLID-SOLUTIONS;ELECTRIC-FIELD, COMMENSURATE, CERAMICS, HAFNIUM