Thermodynamics and kinetics of the phase transition ferroelectric smectic C* - nematic in electric fields

1993 ◽  
Vol 147 (1) ◽  
pp. 263-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergel Pikin ◽  
Leonid Beresnev ◽  
Steffen Hiller ◽  
Wolfgang Haase
2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (11) ◽  
pp. 1880
Author(s):  
Л.С. Камзина

The kinetics of the induced phase transition in single-crystal relaxor solid solutions PbMg1 / 3Nb2 / 3O3-29PbTiO3 and PbZn1 / 3Nb2 / 3O3-9PbTiO3 is studied when an electric field is applied along the [001] direction. At temperatures below the temperature of the morphotropic phase transition, the changes in the dielectric constant and optical transmission in electric fields are studied. It is shown that the decrease in optical transmission with time is associated only with a change in the sizes of nanoregions during the phase transition. It was found that the induced phase transition proceeds differently in these crystals. In PMN-29PT crystals, the formation of ferroelectric phases and the rapid establishment of macroscopic polarization are preceded by a certain delay time, while in PZN-9PT crystals, the ferroelectric phase is induced immediately after the application of the field without a delay time. The results obtained are explained by the different structures of the low-temperature phases in these compounds. Key words: ferroelectricity, relaxors, induced phase transition.


Author(s):  
R. J. Lauf

Fuel particles for the High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) contain a layer of pyrolytic silicon carbide to act as a miniature pressure vessel and primary fission product barrier. Optimization of the SiC with respect to fuel performance involves four areas of study: (a) characterization of as-deposited SiC coatings; (b) thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions between SiC and fission products; (c) irradiation behavior of SiC in the absence of fission products; and (d) combined effects of irradiation and fission products. This paper reports the behavior of SiC deposited on inert microspheres and irradiated to fast neutron fluences typical of HTGR fuel at end-of-life.


2004 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mustapha Boulghallat ◽  
Ahmed Jouaiti ◽  
Norbert Gérard

2003 ◽  
Vol 68 (8) ◽  
pp. 1407-1419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Fontanesi ◽  
Roberto Andreoli ◽  
Luca Benedetti ◽  
Roberto Giovanardi ◽  
Paolo Ferrarini

The kinetics of the liquid-like → solid-like 2D phase transition of adenine adsorbed at the Hg/aqueous solution interface is studied. Attention is focused on the effect of temperature on the rate of phase change; an increase in temperature is found to cause a decrease of transition rate.


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