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a new model of correlated disorder in relaxor ferroelectrics

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Relaxor-specific component <strong>of</strong> diffuse scatter<strong>in</strong>g (RSDS) should disappear<br />

at high temperature as Pb displacements will become a free un<strong>correlated</strong><br />

movement over the spherical shell<br />

RSDS should disappear under high pressure as Pb ions will be<br />

immobilised <strong>in</strong> the emerg<strong>in</strong>g local m<strong>in</strong>ima on the sphere<br />

RSDS should deform <strong>in</strong> an applied electric field as Pb ions as additional<br />

anisotropy will be created over the displacement shell; features<br />

perpendicular to the field direction should shr<strong>in</strong>k<br />

The naturally created hierarchy <strong>of</strong> displacement patterns <strong>in</strong> space and<br />

their respective lifetimes should result <strong>in</strong> the large spread <strong>of</strong> relaxation<br />

times<br />

The uniform slow fad<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> polarization <strong>in</strong> switched doma<strong>in</strong> without wall<br />

movement is also <strong>in</strong> l<strong>in</strong>e with our concept.<br />

J. Kreisel, P. Bouvier, B. Dkhil, B. Chaabane, A. Glazer, P. Thomas, T. Welberry, Ferroelectrics<br />

302, 293 (2004)

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