title: Crossover from glassy to inhomogeneous-ferroelectric nonlinear dielectric response in relaxor ferroelectrics.
abstract: The temperature dependence of the dielectric nonlinearities in a PMN single crystal and in 9/65/35 PLZT ceramics has been determined by measuring the first and third harmonic response as well as the dielectric behavior as a function of the dc electric field. In zero field a paraelectric-to-glass, and, in a high enough dc field, a glass-to-ferroelectriclike crossover in the temperature dependence of the nonlinear response have been observed. Both crossovers agree with the predictions of the spherical random-bond-random-field model. Relaxors thus undergo in zero field a transition to a spherical glass, while above the critical field a transition into a ferroelectric state occurs.
authors.affiliation: Jozef Stefan Institute, P.O. Box 3000, 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bobnar
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kutnjak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pirc
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blinc
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levstik