Abstract
We introduce a simple model Hamiltonian for the study of phase transitions in perovskite compounds involving rotations of octahedra. Depending on the relative magnitude of the anharmonic coefficients, we find a transition to the tetragonal or to the trigonal phase. We obtain the temperature dependence of the rotation angle below the transition temperature , and of the soft-mode frequencies associated with the transition both above and below . The coupling to an elastic deformation field is briefly discussed.
- Received 8 August 1968
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.21.1256
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