Phase Transitions in Ferroelastic and Co-elastic Crystals

Frontmatter......Page 1
Contents......Page 5
Errata......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
A brief guide for the reader......Page 13
1 - Introduction and some definitions......Page 15
2 - Ferroelastic and co-elastic phase transition......Page 23
3 - The Landau potential......Page 27
4 - The spontaneous strain......Page 34
5 - Coupling between the spontaneous strain and the order parameter......Page 42
6 - Macroscopic classification of ferroic and co-elastic crystals......Page 58
7 - Ferroelastic and co-elastic twin structures......Page 62
8 - Domain mobilities and elastic instabilities in ferroelastic and co-elastic materials......Page 90
9 - Specific heat anomalies and the excess entropy......Page 132
10 - Coupling between order parameters in ferroelastic and co-elastic crystals......Page 161
11 - Gradient coupling and strain modulations......Page 178
12 - Some aspects of the kinetic behaviour of ferroelastic and co-elastic crystals: an outlook......Page 216
References......Page 233
Appendix: An atomistic model for the Landau potential and the origins of the saturation effect......Page 245
Index......Page 295