Abstract

To describe the ferroelectric phase transition in ordered and disordered PbSc0.5Ta0.5O3 (PST) and PbSc0.5Nd0.5O3 (PSN) solid solutions, a model Hamiltonian is written in the local-mode approximation, in which long-range dipole-dipole and short-range interactions of local modes are taken into account. The Hamiltonian parameters are determined from the set of energies of a series of distorted structures, calculated within the nonempirical generalized Gordon-Kim model. The statistical mechanics of the systems with a model Hamiltonian is investigated by the Monte Carlo method. It is revealed that PSN solid solutions undergo a transition to the ferroelectric rhombohedral phase through an intermediate phase, existing in a narrow temperature range. PST solid solutions undergo a ferroelectric phase transition directly from the paraelectric cubic to the ferroelectric rhombohedral phase.

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