Abstract
A new statistical approach for modeling diffraction profiles is introduced, using Bayesian inference and a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm. This method is demonstrated by modeling the degenerate reflections during application of an electric field to two different ferroelectric materials: thin-film lead zirconate titanate (PZT) of composition PbZr0.3Ti0.7O3 and a bulk commercial PZT polycrystalline ferroelectric. The new method offers a unique uncertainty quantification of the model parameters that can be readily propagated into new calculated parameters.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 211-220 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Crystallography |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bayesian inference
- domain switching fraction
- ferroelectric materials
- modeling diffraction profiles