Tuning of nonlinear optical and ferroelectric properties via the cationic composition of Ca9.5–1.5Bi Cd(VO4)7 solid solutions

Autor: Alexei A. Belik, Vladimir A. Morozov, O. V. Baryshnikova, Bogdan I. Lazoryak, Nikolai G. Dorbakov, S. Yu. Stefanovich, Masahiko Tanaka, Yoshio Katsuya
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Materials & Design, Vol 116, Iss, Pp 515-523 (2017)
ISSN: 0264-1275
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.11.107
Popis: Ca9.5–1.5xBixCd(VO4)7 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) solid solutions with the whitlockite-type structure (SG R3c) were synthesized by a standard solid-state method in air. Structures of Ca9.5–1.5xBixCd(VO4)7 (x = 0.167, 0.5, 0.833) were refined by the Rietveld method from synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction data. Nonlinear optical properties of the whitlockite-type compounds can be designed and increased by an order of magnitude through appropriate isovalent and aliovalent substitutions for Ca2+ cations. Dielectric and temperature second harmonic generation investigations revealed the presence of a reversible ferroelectric phase transition in the range from 1331 K to 1055 K. The phase transition temperature monotonically decreases while nonlinear optical activity of Ca9.5–1.5xBixCd(VO4)7 strongly increases with increasing Bi3+ content. Keywords: Vanadates, Ferroelectric properties, Nonlinear optical properties, Crystal structure
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