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Archetypal Soft-Mode-Driven Antipolar Transition in Francisite Cu3Bi(SeO3)(2)O2Cl
Milesi-Brault, Cosme; Toulouse, Constance; Constable, Evan et al.
2020In PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 124 (9), p. 097603-6
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Abstract :
[en] Model materials are precious test cases for elementary theories and provide building blocks for the understanding of more complex cases. Here, we describe the lattice dynamics of the structural phase transition in francisite Cu3Bi(SeO3)(2)O2Cl at 115 K and show that it provides a rare archetype of a transition driven by a soft antipolar phonon mode. In the high-symmetry phase at high temperatures, the soft mode is found at (0,0,0.5) at the Brillouin zone boundary and is measured by inelastic x-ray scattering and thermal diffuse scattering. In the low-symmetry phase, this soft-mode is folded back onto the center of the Brillouin zone as a result of the doubling of the unit cell, and appears as a fully symmetric mode that can be tracked by Raman spectroscopy. On both sides of the transition, the mode energy squared follows a linear behavior over a large temperature range. First-principles calculations reveal that, surprisingly, the flat phonon band calculated for the high-symmetry phase seems incompatible with the displacive character found experimentally. We discuss this unusual behavior in the context of an ideal Kittel model of an antiferroelectric transition.
Disciplines :
Physics
Author, co-author :
Milesi-Brault, Cosme;  Luxembourg Inst Sci & Technol, Mat Res & Technol Dept, 41 Rue Brill, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg.
Toulouse, Constance ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPHYMS)
Constable, Evan;  Vienna Univ Technol, Inst Solid State Phys, A-1040 Vienna, Austria.
Aramberri, Hugo;  Luxembourg Inst Sci & Technol, Mat Res & Technol Dept, 41 Rue Brill, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg.
Simonet, Virginie;  Univ Grenoble Alpes, Inst Neel, CNRS, F-38000 Grenoble, France.
de Brion, Sophie;  Univ Grenoble Alpes, Inst Neel, CNRS, F-38000 Grenoble, France.
Berger, Helmuth;  Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Lab Phys Complex Matter, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Paolasini, Luigi;  European Synchrotron Radiat Facil, BP 220, F-38043 Grenoble, France.
Bosak, Alexei;  European Synchrotron Radiat Facil, BP 220, F-38043 Grenoble, France.
Iñiguez, Jorge ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC)
Guennou, Mael  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPHYMS)
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Archetypal Soft-Mode-Driven Antipolar Transition in Francisite Cu3Bi(SeO3)(2)O2Cl
Publication date :
05 March 2020
Journal title :
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN :
0031-9007
Publisher :
Amer Physical Soc, College Pk, Unknown/unspecified
Volume :
124
Issue :
9
Pages :
097603-6
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
FnR Project :
FNR11348912 - Bismuth-based Antiferroelectrics As Tunable Materials, 2016 (01/09/2017-31/12/2020) - Mael Guennou
Funders :
Luxembourg National Research FundLuxembourg National Research Fund [C16/MS/11348912/BIAFET/Guennou, INTER/ANR/16/11562984/EXPAND/Kreisel]
Commentary :
C. M.-B., C. T., H. A., J. I., and M. G. acknowledge financial support by the Luxembourg National Research Fund under Projects No. C16/MS/11348912/BIAFET/Guennou and No. INTER/ANR/16/11562984/EXPAND/Kreisel.
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