PZT-like structural phase transitions in the BiFeO3-KNbO3 solid solution

Dalton Trans. 2015 Jun 21;44(23):10608-13. doi: 10.1039/c5dt00140d. Epub 2015 Apr 10.

Abstract

Despite the high prominence of the perovskites BiFeO(3) and KNbO(3) the solid solution between the two has received little attention. We report a detailed neutron and synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction, and Raman spectroscopy study which demonstrates an R3c→P4mm→Amm2 series of structural phase transitions similar to that exhibited by the PbZrO(3)-PbTiO(3) solid solution.