relaxorlike
Relaxorlike is a descriptor used in materials science to characterize materials whose dielectric and polar behavior is similar to relaxor ferroelectrics but not fully classified as such. The term signals that a material exhibits some relaxor hallmarks—disordered, nanoscale polarization dynamics and diffuse, frequency-dependent responses—without requiring a long-range ferroelectric order.
Common signatures include a broad dielectric peak whose position depends on frequency, a diffuse phase transition
The origin of relaxorlike behavior is usually attributed to chemical or structural disorder at the atomic
In practice, relaxorlike is used when researchers observe relaxor-type responses at certain temperatures or compositions but
Related concepts include canonical relaxor ferroelectrics, relaxor behavior in thin films, and the broader study of