Nonlinear optical studies of the temperature evolution of local asymmetric regions in solid solutions (1-x) PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3-xPbSc1/2Nb1/2O3

The temperature dependencies of second harmonic generation (SHG) in (1-x)PMN-xPSN solid solutions (x = 1, 0.35, 0.23, 0.1, 0) are measured. Presence of SHG signal in centrosymmetric phase in all samples studied is demonstrated. It indicates asymmetric regions in the centrosymmetric phase. In PMN cry...

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Published in:Ferroelectrics 2022-06, Vol.591 (1), p.106-112
Main Authors: Pugachev, A. M., Zaytseva, I. V., Surovtsev, N. V., Raevski, I. P., Raevskaya, S. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
(1-x)PMN-xPSN solid solution
Asymmetry
Electric fields
High temperature
Nonlinear optics
nonlinear regions
phase transition
Polar environments
Refractivity
Second harmonic generation
Solid solutions
Temperature dependence
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Summary:The temperature dependencies of second harmonic generation (SHG) in (1-x)PMN-xPSN solid solutions (x = 1, 0.35, 0.23, 0.1, 0) are measured. Presence of SHG signal in centrosymmetric phase in all samples studied is demonstrated. It indicates asymmetric regions in the centrosymmetric phase. In PMN crystal (x = 0) in the centrosymmetric phase, SHG temperature dependence follows deviations of strain and refractive index from their high-temperature dependencies, which are determined by random electric fields in local polar regions. In the intermediate temperature range, where macroscopic spontaneous polarization disappears, SHG signal is caused by relatively large and long-lived polar asymmetric regions.
ISSN:0015-0193
1563-5112
DOI:10.1080/00150193.2022.2044682