Structural phase transition and its consequences on optical behavior of LaV$_{1-x}$Nb$_x$O$_4$

no code implementations • 4 Feb 2021 • Hemanshu Dua, Rishabh Shukla, R. S. Dhaka

The Rietveld refinement of x-ray diffraction patterns demonstrate that the $x=$ 0 sample exist in a monoclinic (P2$_1$/n) phase, whereas for the $x >$ 0, both monoclinic and scheelite-tetragonal (I4$_1$/a) phases co-exist in a certain proportion.

Materials Science Strongly Correlated Electrons