Taylor and Francis Group, Phase Transitions, 1-4(33), p. 85-90
DOI: 10.1080/01411599108207717
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The structural and vibrational study of the ordered fluorides MZrF6 (M = Co, Zn) made it possible to clarify the Fm3m/R3 structural phase transition occurring in these materials as an improper ferroelastic one. A phenomenological model is proposed, including coupling terms between the octahedra rotation, the internal deformation of the M(Zr)F6 units and the shear strain.