High-temperature structural phase transition in the LiCu2O2 multiferroic

作者:Kamentsev K E*; Bush A A; Tishchenko E A; Ivanov S A; Ottoson M; Mathieu R; Nordblad P
来源:Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, 2013, 117(2): 320-326.
DOI:10.1134/S1063776113100026

摘要

The results of thermogravimetric, X-ray diffraction, and electrical studies of LiCu2O2 single crystals in the temperature range 300-1100 K are presented. A reversible first-order phase transition between the orthorhombic and tetragonal phases is found to occur in these single crystals at T = 993 K. A pronounced peak on a differential thermal analysis curve and jumps in the unit cell parameters and the electrical resistivity are detected at the phase-transition temperature. The data on the crystal structure of LiCu2O2 and the phase transition-induced change in the entropy determined in this work are used to conclude that the revealed phase transition is caused by the ordering-disordering of Li+ and Cu2+ cations in their structural positions.

  • 出版日期2013-8