2014/11/28 by David C. Sherrington, David Sherrington · 5 citations
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Cluster (spacecraft) #Computer science #Condensed matter physics #Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials #Glass properties and applications #Magnet #Materials science #Physics #Quantum mechanics #Spin (aerodynamics) #Spin glass #Statistical physics #Theoretical and Computational Physics #Theoretical physics #Thermodynamics #cond-mat.dis-nn #cond-mat.mtrl-sci
paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/01411594.2014.984186
published in Phase Transitions 88(3), 202-221 (Taylor & Francis)
arxiv created 2014/11/28 · openalex publication_date 2015/01/29 · arxiv updated 2015/08/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
It is argued that the main characteristic features of displacive relaxor ferroelectrics of the form A(B, B′)O3 with isovalent B, B′ can be explained and understood in terms of a soft pseudo-spin analogue of conventional spin glasses as extended to itinerant magnet systems. The emphasis is on conceptual comprehension and on stimulating new perspectives with respect to previous and future studies. Some suggestions are made for further studies both on actual real systems and on test model systems to probe further. The case of heterovalent systems is also considered briefly.