Antiferrodistortive reconstruction of the PbTiO(3)(001) surface

Phys Rev Lett. 2002 Jan 7;88(1):016101. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.016101. Epub 2001 Dec 14.

Abstract

We present in situ x-ray scattering measurements of the surface structures of PbTiO(3) (001) in equilibrium with PbO vapor. At 875 to 1025 K, a reconstruction having c(2x2) symmetry is present under most conditions, while a 1 x 6 reconstruction occurs under PbO-poor conditions. The atomic structure of the c(2x2) phase is found to consist of a single layer of an antiferrodistortive structure with oxygen cages counter-rotated by 10 degrees about the titanium ions.