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摘要
The lattice dynamics and potential energy curves of cubic SrTiO(3) as a function of lattice volume were investigated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The calculated results indicate that the lowest optical phonon in the Brillouin-zone center is real and an unstable R(25) mode, corresponding to the antiferrodistortive transition, is found at the equilibrium volume. The results are consistent with previous experimental predictions. Moreover, increasing volume can improve the ferroelectric instability and restrain the antiferrodistortive one. A competition between the ferroelectric and antiferrodistortive instabilities does exist. The smaller lattice constant of cubic SrTiO(3) than of BaTiO(3) is crucial both for the appearance of the antiferrodistortive instability and the disappearance of the ferroelectric instability, which makes the transition behaviors of the two compounds entirely different.
