Phase transitions in perovskite at elevated temperatures - A powder neutron diffraction study

Brendan J. Kennedy, Christopher J. Howard, Bryan C. Chakoumakos

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Abstract

The structure of CaTiO3 has been studied at high temperatures by powder neutron diffraction methods. From inspection of the diffraction data two phase transitions are evident, with an intermediate tetragonal (14/mcm) structure forming near 1500 K and a primitive cubic (Pm3̄m) structure above 1580 K. Detailed Rietveld analyses of the data suggest there may also be a phase transition from the room temperature Pbnm structure to an orthorhombic Cmcm structure around 1380 K. A remarkable feature of the results is the regular variation in the out-of-phase octahedral tilt angle over the entire temperature range.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1479-1488
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume11
Issue number2-6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

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