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Origin of the “Waterfall” Effect in Phonon Dispersion of Relaxor Perovskites

Origin of the “Waterfall” Effect in Phonon Dispersion of Relaxor Perovskites

We have undertaken an inelastic neutron scattering study of the perovskite relaxor ferroelectric Pb(Zn(1/3)Nb(2/3))O3 with 8% PbTiO3 (PZN-8%PT) in order to elucidate the origin of the previously reported unusual kink on the low frequency transverse phonon dispersion curve (known as the "waterfall effect"). We show that its position (q(wf)) depends …