Abstract
In group-subgroup phase transitions the orientation variants of the low symmetry structure are related by symmetry operations of the high symmetry structure which have been lost in the phase transition. In the case of the ferroelastic A (hexagonal)→B (monoclinic) phase transition of rare earth sesquioxides, orientation variants can occur which are not related by such symmetry operations but by the symmetry operations which would correspond to a twin (without change of the lattice) of the hexagonal structure. This phenomenon can occur when it reduces the high strain or high interface energies existing during the ferroelastic phase transition. Precautions necessary for the use of group theory in the study of ferroelastic orientation variants will be given. Special interest has also been taken in the study, by high resolution electron microscopy, of interfaces between a normal orientation variant and an unexpected (or abnormal) orientation variant. The interface has a certain thickness with possible atomic rearrangement Dans le cas de la transformation ferroelastique A (hexagonal)→B(monoclinique) des sesquioxydes de terres rares, il peut se produire certaines variantes d'orientation qui ne sont pas reliees entre elles par les operations de symetrie de la structure de haute symetrie, perdue lors de la transformation, mais par des operations de symetrie qui correspondraient a la formation d'une macle par merihedrie de la structure hexagonale. Indication des precautions necessaires lors de l'utilisation de la theorie des groupes pour l'etude des variantes d'orientation ferroelastiques. Etude par microscopie electronique a haute resolution des interfaces existant entre variante d'orientation normale et variante d'orientation inattendue
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