Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the relation of crystalline form to chemical composition or morphotropism; exhibiting morphotropism.
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- adjective crystallography Of or pertaining to
morphotropism - adjective Describing a
phase transition due to a change incomposition - adjective Describing the phase
boundary betweentetragonal andrhombohedral regions of aferroelectric
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Examples
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"The bismuth ferrite wants to be in a rhombohedral phase but the epitaxial strain forces it into a tetragonal phase, creating a morphotropic phase boundary."
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The bismuth ferrite films and morphotropic phase boundaries created by epitaxial strain were characterized using TEAM 0.5, a unique transmission electron microscope created as part of the larger TEAM project.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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