(X, T)-phase diagram of TlIn(S_1–xSe_x)₂ solid solutions (x = 0, 0.02, 0.06, 0.10, 0.15 and 0.25). Temperature dependences of thermal expansion and optical anisotropy parameters

ABSTRACT

Basing on dilatometric and optical anisotropy studies, we have obtained (x, T)-phase diagram for TlIn(S_1–xSe_x)₂ solid solutions in the range 0 ≤ × ≤0.25 of selenium concentrations. It has been found that increasing selenium concentration leads to decrease in almost all of phase transition (PT) temperatures. At the same time, the temperature T_i of PT into incommensurate phase for the polytype c = c₀ increases at the selenium concentrations higher than 0.1, and we observe a tendency to broadening of the temperature region where the incommensurate phase exists. The incommensurate–ferroelectric PT reveals a notably diffuse character. We have also demonstrated that the TlIn(S_1–xSe_x)₂ solid solutions have a polytype structure. It manifests itself in availability of additional PT in the solid solutions with 0 ≤ × ≤0.05. Most probably, the latter corresponds to ferroelectric transformation in the polytype with c = 16c₀.

KEYWORDS:

• Tlin(S_1–xse_x)₂ solid solutions
• phase transitions
• phase diagram
• polytype structure

Acknowledgement

The authors acknowledge financial support of the present study from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine under the Project #0117U006454.

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The authors acknowledge financial support of the present study from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine under the Project #0117U006454.