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LANDAU THEORY AND MARTENSITIC PHASE TRANSITIONS

Universittit-GH-Paderbom,
( A c c e p t e d 9 A u g u s t 1982)

FE 6, 0-479 Paderbom, F. R. G.

Abstract. - Landau theory proved i t s e l f appropriate f o r describing phase t r a n s i t i o n s i n systems such a s f e r r o e l e c t r i c s and ferromagnets. Primarily Landau established t h e theory f o r second o r d e r phase t r a n s i t i o n s . Later on Devonshire generalized Landau's approach t o f i r s t order t r a n s i t i o n s . The e s s e n t i a l point of Landau theory i s a power s e r i e s expansion of t h e f r e e energy, depending on temperature and on an order parameter describing t h e phase t r a n s i t i o n . In order t o deal with phase boundaries t h e theory has been generalized t o Ginzburg-Landau theory by adding a term depending on the gradient of t h e o r d e r parameter. I n s p i t e of t h e success of Landau and GinzburgLandau theory i n the systems mentioned above only l i t t l e work has been done concerning m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s . D i f f i c u l t i e s a r i s e from the f a c t t h a t t h e deformation of t h e u n i t c e l l does not coincide with the macroscopic s t r a i n . Considera t i o n s f o r overcoming t h i s problem a r e discussed. I t seems t h a t even in the case of m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s Landau theory may be used as a s t a r t i n g point t o obt a i n deeper i n s i g h t i n t o phenomena such as s o f t modes, nucleation, and t h e r o l e of lattice defects.

1. Introduction. - For more than f i v e decades m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s have been studied with growing e f f o r t . In the beginning t h e notion of martensite was defined f o r ferreous a l l o y s , namely s t e e l . Later on phase t r a n s i t i o n s very s i m i l a r t o t h e c l a s s i c a l m a r t e n s i t i c one were discovered i n a l o t of non-ferrous a l l o y s too. Today i t seems t h a t the t r a n s i t i o n s in non-ferreous a l l o y s a r e more typical and show the underlying p r i n c i p l e s more c l e a r l y . From t h e very beginning m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s were the domain of m e t a l l u r g i s t s . I n s p i t e o f the high p r a c t i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e in materials science and technology, p h y s i c i s t s 1 ooked upon t h i s type of phase t r a n s i t i o n s i n s t e e l s as d i r t y and unpromising. Instead phase t r a n s i t i o n s such as liquid-vapour o r ferromagnetic-paramagnetic were i n vogue. Later the evol u t i o n i n both the areas took place r a t h e r independently. In physics phase t r a n s i t i o n s were d e a l t with, i n the beginning, by phenomenolog i c a l t h e o r i e s which simply describe t h e phenomena on a macroscopic s c a l e containing many atoms. The f i r s t equation of s t a t e representing a phase t r a n s i t i o n was suggested by van d e r Waals i n 1873. In 1937 Landau e s t a b l i s h e d h i s famous theory of second order phase t r a n s i t i o n s [ I ] which was extended by Devonshire [2,3] t o f i r s t order phase t r a n s i t i o n s i n 1949. In order t o deal with phase boundaries the phenomenological t h e o r i e s were generalized t o Ginzburg-Landau theory. Later on t h e microscopic foundation of t h e theories men t i oned above was pushed forward. From s t a t i s t i c a l mechanics the phenomenological t h e o r i e s can be drived using the mean f i e l d approximation neglecting f l u c t u a t i o n s . In s p i t e of t h i s r e s t r i c t i o n the phenomenological t h e o r i e s a r e very successful i n describing a l o t of phase t r a n s i t i o n phenomena. Nevertheless they were not applied t o m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s u n t i l rec e n t l y , presumably because of a lack i n collaboration between metallurgy and physics. The aim of t h i s paper i s t o give a survey both, o f t h e phenomenological t h e o r i e s of phase t r a n s i t i o n s and of t h e i r a p p l i c a t i o n t o martensi t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s . In Chapter 2 we present the b a s i c ideas of the phenomenological t h e o r i e s (Landau, Devonshire, and Ginzburg-Landau theory). In Chapter 3 applications a r e discussed. The l a s t chapter deals with m a r t e n s i t i c t r a n s i t i o n s and t h e i r d e s c r i p t i o n using

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the t h e o r i e s mentioned above. The s p e c i f i c problems as w e l l as the p o s s i b l e scope are o u t l i n e d . 2. Phenomenological t h e o r i e s of phase t r a n s i t i o n s 2.1 Basic ideas

A phenomenological theory f o r a s p e c i f i c system i s e s t a b l i s h e d i n h o steps. The f i r s t s t e p i s t o f i n d a q u a n t i t y , t h e order parameter e, c h a r a c t e r i z i n g t h e phase t r a n s i t i o n t h a t i s the d i f f e r e n c e o f b o t h the phases. This problem i s n o t a t r i v i a l one r e q u i r i n g a deep i n s i g h t i n t o the p a r t i c u l a r phase t r a n s i t i o n . The order parameter i s an i n t e r n a l v a r i a b l e o f the system. Examples can be found i n Table 1. I n the beginning the n o t i o n " o r d e r parameter" was used f o r the magnetization i n t h e paramagnetic-ferromagnetic phase t r a n s i t i on where, i n the paramagnetic phase, t h e s p i n s are disordered whereas i n the ferromagnetic phase t h e spins a r e p a r a l l e l . L a t e r on the n o t i o n was used even i n phase t r a n s i t i o n s n o t connected w i t h orderd i s o r d e r phenomena. I n m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s the order parameter i s the s t r a i n (see Chapter 4 ) . I n the second step we determine the equations o f s t a t e by c o n s t r u c t i n g a f r e e energy f as a f u n c t i o n o f temperature T and order parameter e. From f(e,T) every thermodynamic q u a n t i t y can be c a l c u l a t e d . E s p e c i a l l y the order o f the phase t r a n s s i t i o n i s f i x e d . It must be emphasized t h a t one s i n g l e f r e e energy f u n c t i o n r e p r e sents both the phases. L e t us discuss the e q u i l i b r i u m . Without an e x t e r n a l i n f l u e n c e the e q u i l i b r i u m o f an i s o t h e r m a l system i s given by the minimum o f the f r e e energy f w i t h respect t o the order parameter. This c o n d i t i o n y i e l d s af(e,T)/ae = 0. For convenience one def i n e s the q u a n t i t y
o = af(e,T)/ae d e s c r i b i n g t h e e n e r g e t i c response o f t h e system due t o a changing i n t e r n a l s t a t e . I n e q u i l i b r i u m the order parameter a d j u s t s i n such a way t h a t a vanishes. I n the m a r t e n s i t i c case a i s the s t r e s s . I f t h e r e i s an e x t e r n a l i n f l u e n c e t h e s i t u a t i o n changes. I n an homogeneous system an e x t e r n a l f i e l d 3 conjugated t o the order parameter c o n t r i b u t e s t o the f r e e energy by -3e. The p h y s i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e o f a" has t o be determined f o r each p a r t i c u l a r phase t r a n s i t i o n ( f o r examples see Table 1). I n t h i s case the t o t a l f r e e energy i s given by fa(e,T)
= f(e,T)

3e.

(1)

As a consequence the e q u i l i b r i u m s h i f t s , under the i n f l u e n c e o f an e x t e r n a l f i e l d , t o t h e minimum o f f5. This c o n d i t i o n y i e l d s a(e ,T) = a" (2) which means t h a t the e x t e r n a l f i e l d i s balanced by the i n t e r n a l response q u a n t i t y . Eq. 2 determines the e q u i l i b r i u m value o f t h e order parameter as a f u n c t i o n o f t h e e x t e r n a l f i e l d and temperature. 2.2 Landau theory

Landau i n h i s theory o f second order phase t r a n s i t i o n s assumed the f r e e energy t o be an a n a l y t i c f u n c t i o n o f t h e order parameter and o f temperature. Therefore he expanded t h e f r e e energy d e n s i t y f u n c t i o n f, w i t h respect t o t h e order parameter e, i n t o a power s e r i e s

where t h e c o e f f i c i e n t s are a n a l y t i c f u n c t i o n s o f the temperature T. I f e , as usual, i s chosen i n such a way t h a t the h i g h temperature phase w i t h o u t e x t e r n a l f i e l d corresponds t o vanishing e, then one must have a minimum o f f a t e = 0 f o r T >T, and consequently A = 0. I n order t o g e t a second order phase t r a n s i t i o n a t Tc t h e minimum o f f must s h i f t continuously f o r T < T c . Therefore B must change i t s s i g n a t Tc w i t h B > O f o r T >Tc. The s i m p l e s t p o s s i b i l i t y t o g e t t h i s behaviour i s
B = b(T-Tc)

0 < b = const.

Furthermore one must have C = 0 and D > 0. Landau assumed D to be constant. Consequently the most simple free energy function showing a second order phase trans i t i o n i s obtained (Fig. l a ) 2 4 f(e,T) = fo(T) + b(T-Tc)e + D e (3) b,D,Tc>O , const .

Fig. la

Landau free energy (Eq. 3) as a function of order parameter.

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Equilibrium order parameter (Landau theory) as a function of temperature i f there i s no external f i e l d . Second order phase transition a t Tc.

Let us discuss the consequences of Eq. 3 in the case of vanishing external f i e l d . Fig. lb shows the equilibrium value of the order parameter as a function of temperature following from Eq. 2. A t high temperatures ( T >Tc) the order parameter vanishes. If the temperature i s lowered beyond Tc the order parameter changes continuously. However the derivative of e with respect to temperature jumps a t Tc indicating a second order phase t r a n s i t i o n . T o p o s s i b i l i t i e s have to be distinguished. Following w physical arguments i t may be that the order parameter cannot be negative. Then there i s only one minimum o f f a t each temperature. However, i f the order parameter may take positive or negative values then there a r e , a t low temperatures ( T < T c ) , two symmetric minima of the free energy. Since the absolute value of the order parameter i s the same f o r both the minima, the corresponding phases are identical differing only in t h e i r orientation. Which orientation i s present cannot be predicted. I t may happen that the system spli t s into domains of different orientation. If there i s an external f i e l d the situation changes considerably (Fig. 2a). To begin with, consider the case where the external f i e l d i s fixed whereas temperature i s changed. From Eqs . 2 , 3 one obtains in equilibrium an e-T curve plotted i n Fig. 2b. I t i s noticed that there i s no phase transition a t a l l . Under the influence of the external f i e l d the order parameter differs from zero even a t high temperature. On cooling e gradually increases t o approach the curve of vanishing f i e l d asymptot i c a l ly . Let us now discuss the case of fixed temperature and varying external f i e l d . B y minimizing f a (Eqs. 2, 3, Fig. 3a) one gets the following cubic equation f o r the equilibrium order parameter as a function of temperature and external f i e l d (Fig. 3b)

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Fig. 2a Landau f r e e energy under the influence of an external f i e l d d > 0 as a function of the order parameter.

Fig. 2b Equilibrium order parameter (Landau theory) as a function of temperature under the influence of an external f i e l d d > 0. The dashed curve corresponds t o vanishing external f i e l d .

Fig. 3a

Landau free energy as a function of order parameter f o r d i f f e r e n t values of the external f i e l d in the case T <Tc

Fig. 3b Equi 1ibrium value of the order parameter (Landau theory) as a function of the external f i e l d f o r different temperatures. F i r s t order phase transition f o r T<Tc.

A t h i g h temperatures (T >Tc) t h e order parameter changes c o n t i n u o u s l y w i t h 3. However, f o r T <Tc a f i r s t order phase t r a n s i t i o n r e s u l t s . I f the e x t e r n a l f i e l d i s diminished the order parameter decreases too. Even a t vanishing f i e l d t h e r e i s a "remanence". Applying an e x t e r n a l f i e l d i n the opposite d i r e c t i o n , t h e r i g h t m i n i mum o f f z vanishes o n l y a t -ac(T). With t h i s f i e l d t h e phase becomes unstable and t h e r e f o r e the system jumps i n t o the l e f t minimum o f f,-. I n the range O>3>-crc t h e r i g h t minimum i s l y i n g a t h i g h e r energy than t h e l e f t one. Therefore the r i g h t phase i s o n l y metastable. The e q u i l i b r i u m phase t r a n s i t i o n occurs a t 6 = 0 where the minima are o f equal depth. I f the f i e l d i s reversed, t h e r e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n mustoccur a t l e a s t a t ac. Therefore, one may g e t h y s t e r e s i s i n the f i e l d induced phase tran-: s i t i o n . The maximum value o f the h y s t e r e s i s i s given by ac. However, Landau t h e o r y i s unable t o p r e d i c t the e x t e n t t o which h y s t e r e s i s does occur i n r e a l i t y . The most important p r o p e r t i e s o f phase t r a n s i t i o n s described b y Eq. 3 are

1.
2.

The temperature-induced phase t r a n s i t i o n i s o f 'second order i f the e x t e r n a l f i e l d vanishes. There i s no h y s t e r e s i s . There i s no temperature-induced phase t r a n s i t i o n i f an e x t e r n a l f i e l d i s applied. The f i e l d - i n d u c e d phase t r a n s i t i o n a t i s associated w i t h h y s t e r e s i s .
T <Tc

3. 4. 2.3

i s o f f i r s t order and T >Tc.

There i s no f i e l d - i n d u c e d phase t r a n s i t i o n a t

Devonshire theory

Landau theory o f second order phase t r a n s i t i o n has been s u c c e s s f u l l y a p p l i e d t o various systems such as f e r r o magnetic and f e r r o e l e c t r i c m a t e r i a l s . However, t h e r e a r e o t h e r m a t e r i a l s , such as t h e f e r r o e l e c t r i c BaTi03, which e x h i b i t a temperatureinduced f i r s t order phase t r a n s i t i o n combined w i t h h y s t e r e s i s t h a t i s n o t covered by E q . (3). Devonshire [2,31 has e s t a b l i s h e d a thermodynamic theory f o r t h i s k i n d o f phase t r a n s i t i o n s . To t h i s end he looked f o r a f r e e energy f u n c t i o n complying w i t h the f o l l o w i n g requirements A t h i g h temperatures the free energy should have one minimum o n l y a t vanishing order parameter r e p r e s e n t i n g the h i g h temperature phase. A t low temperatures, where o n l y the second phase i s stable, the f r e e energy should have a mi nimum a t non-vanishing order parameter. A t i n t e r m e d i a t e temperatures, t h e f r e e energy must have minima corresponding t o b o t h the phases. With the a d d i t i o n a l assumption t h a t the f r e e energy should be an even f u n c t i o n o f t h e order parameter Devonshire [2,31 ended up w i t h the f o l l o w i n g ansatz ( F i g . 4)

I t should again be emphasized t h a t one f r e e energy f u n c t i o n a p p l i e s t o b o t h the phases. I t may be noted t h a t the minima corresponding t o the low-temperature phase do n o t c o n t i n u o u s l y evolve from t h e high-temperature phase. O t h e c o n t r a r y they n suddenly appear a t

A t To w i t h

2
T2 > T o = T I

+ >; T ;I

the minima are o f equal depth. I n t h e range T2 > T >To the low-temperature phase i s metastable, whereas i n the range To > T >TI t h e high-temperature phase i s metastable. A t T the high-temperature phase becomes unstable. Because o f symmetry t h e low-ternperakure phase e x i s t s i n two o r i e n t a t i o n s . The response o f the system t o a changing order parameter i s given b y

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Fig. 4

Devonshire f r e e energy as a f u n c t i o n o f order parameter f o r d i f f e r e n t temperatures (Eq. 5)

Fig. 5

E q u i l i b r i u m order parameter (Devonshire t h e o r y ) as a f u n c t i o n o f temperature f o r d i f f e r e n t values o f the e x t e r n a l f i e l d 6. F i r s t order phase t r a n s i t i o n f o r 3 < ac. The d o t t e d p a r t o f the curves bounded by the spinodal (dashed curve) corresponds t o unstable s t a t e s decomposing i n t o two phases. The dashd o t t e d curve represents the 1ocus o f the e q u i l i b r i u phase t r a n s i t i o n . m C r i t i c a l p o i n t a t Tc, oc.

I n e q u i l i b r i u m o has t o be b a l a n c e d b y an e x t e r n a l f i e l d 5 (Eq. 2) y i e l d i n g t h e e q u i l i b r i u m v a l u e o f t h e o r d e r parameter as a f u n c t i o n o f T and 3 . To b e g i n w i t h t h e case o f f i x e d e x t e r n a l f i e l d and v a r y i n g t e m p e r a t u r e ( F i g . 5) may b e d i s c u s s e d . Above

t h e r e i s n o temperature-induced phase t r a n s i t i o n . Changing temperature we g r a d u a l l y a l t e r t h e o r d e r parameter. A t uc, Tc, ec

t h e r e i s a c r i t i c a l p o i n t . Below o c one g e t s a temperature-induced f i r s t o r d e r phase t r a n s i t i o n w i t h h y s t e r e s i s . The p o i n t s on t h e d o t t e d p a r t o f t h e e-T-curves bounded b y t h e dashed c u r v e ( s p i n o d a l , F i g . 5 ) obey t h e e q u i l i b r i u m c o n d i t i o n (Eq. 2 ) . Howe v e r , t h e y correspond t o a maximum o f t h e f r e e energy. T h e r e f o r e , t h e y a r e u n s t a b l e p o i n t s . F o r g i v e n v a l u e s o f t h e e x t e r n a l f i e l d , t h e o r d e r parameter, and temperature l y i n g i n t h i s domain t h e system decomposes i n t o two phases. To g e t t h e o r d e r parameter o f b o t h t h e phases o n l y t h e e - v a l u e s which correspond t o t h e p r e s c r i b e d temper a t u r e on t h e s o l i d branches o f t h e e - T c u r v e need b e c o n s i d e r e d . Suppose, t h e h i g h . , A t t h e temperature t e m p e r a t u r e phase i s c o o l e d i n a f i x e d e x t e r n a l f i e l d below 0 where t h e e-T-curve meets t h e dash-dotted c u r v e t h e f r e e energy o f b o t h t h e phases i s t h e same. T h e r e f o r e , t h i s p o i n t d e f i n e s t h e e q u i l i b r i u m phase t r a n s i t i o n t h a t i s t h e f o r e m o s t p o s s i b i l i t y o f t h e phase t r a n s i t i o n a t a l l . On f u r t h e r c o o l i n g , t h e h i g h temperature phase becomes m e t a s t a b l e g e t t i n g u n s t a b l e o n l y a t t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e dashed c u r v e where t h e phase t r a n s i t i o n must o c c u r a t t h e l a t e s t ( l e f t a r r o w i n F i g . 5 ) . The domain between t h e dashed and d a s h - d o t t e d c u r v e corresponds t o metastab i lity. On h e a t i n g t h e low-temperature phase r e t r a n s f o r m s a t a t e m p e r a t u r e between t h e e q u i l i b r i u m phase t r a n s i t i o n p o i n t and t h e r i g h t a r r o w ( F i g . 5 ) where t h i s phase becomes u n s t a b l e . As a consequence t h e r e i s a h y s t e r e s i s . Phenomenological t h e o r i e s a r e n o t capable o f p r e d i c t i n g t h e e x t e n t t o w h i c h h y s t e r e s i s does occur i n a r e a l system. They o n l y g i v e an upper 1 i m i t. A t t h e c r i t i c a l p o i n t (Tc, o c ) t h e r e g i o n o f c o e x i s t i n g phases ends. T h e r e f o r e t h e h i g h temperature phase can be g r a d u a l l y c o n v e r t e d i n t o t h e low-temperature phase w i t h o u t any phase t r a n s i t i o n b y s u r r o u n d i n g t h e c r i t i c a l p o i n t . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e temperature-induced phase t r a n s i t i o n t h e r e i s a f i e l d - i n d u c e d phase t r a n s i t i o n . I n F i g . 6 5-e-curves a r e p l o t t e d f o r d i f f e r e n t temperatures. The i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f t h e c u r v e s i n F i g . 5 and 6 i s based on t h e same c o n s i d e r a t i o n s . Below T 1 o n l y t h e low temperature phase i s s t a b l e . There i s a f i r s t o r d e r f i e l d induced phase t r a n s i t i o n between b o t h t h e o r i e n t a t i o n s o f t h i s phase. I n t h e range T 2 > T > T1 i n a d d i t i o n t o t h i s t y p e o f t r a n s i t i o n t h e r e i s a phase t r a n s i t i o n f r o m t h e h i g h - t e m p e r a t u r e phase ( l a r g e e ) t o t h e low-temperature phase ( s m a l l e ) . I n t h e domain Tc > T > T2 t h i s l a t t e r t r a n s i t i o n i s t h e o n l y p o s s i b l e one, whereas above Tc a f i e l d - i n d u c e d phase t r a n s i t i o n c a n n o t occur. I t may be n o t i c e d t h a t t h e s t r e s s s t r a i n c u r v e s o f shape-memory a l l o y s l o o k v e r y s i m i l a r t o t h e o-e c u r v e s i n F i g . 6 . T h e r e f o r e i t may be supposed t h a t Devonshire t h e o r y i s a p p r o p r i a t e f o r d e s c r i b i n g m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s w i t h t h e s t r a i n as o r d e r parameter. T h i s i s f u r t h e r discussed i n t h e l a s t c h a p t e r . The most i m p o r t a n t r e s u l t s o f Devonshire t h e o r y thus a r e :

I.
2.

3.
4.

F i r s t o r d e r temperature-induced phase t r a n s i t i o n w i t h h y s t e r e s i s , . below 0 F i r s t o r d e r f i e l d - i n d u c e d phase t r a n s i t i o n between low and h i q h temperature phases i n t h e range Tc > T > T 2 . F i r s t o r d e r f i e l d - i n d u c e d phase t r a n s i t i o n between d i f f e r e n t o r i e n t a t i o n s o f t h e low temperature phase i n t h e range T <TI. Existence o f a c r i t i c a l p o i n t .

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Fig. 6

E q u i l i b r i u m order parameter (Devonshire t h e o r y ) as a f u n c t i o n o f e x t e r n a l f i e l d f o r d i f f e r e n t temperatures. The d o t t e d p a r t o f t h e curves corresponds t o unstable s t a t e s decomposing i n t o d i f f e r e n t phases.

2.4 Ginzburg-Landau theory. - There a r e f i r s t order phase t r a n s i t i o n s i n Landau as w e l l as i n Devonshire theory. Connected w i t h these f i r s t order phase t r a n s i t i o n s i s the existence o f phase e q u i l i b r i u m . This means t h a t a t c e r t a i n values o f temperature and e x t e r n a l f i e l d d i f f e r e n t phases o r d i f f e r e n t o r i e n t a t i o n s o f the same phase are i n e q u i l i b r i u m and may c o e x i s t i n the same body showing a domain s t r u c t u r e . A t the domain boundaries the order parameter changes r a p i d l y . I f t h i s s i t u a t i o n was t r e a t e d using Landau o r Devonshire theory one would g e t domain w a l l s o f vanishing w i d t h and vanishing energy which obviously i s n o t c o r r e c t . The reason f o r t h i s r e s u l t i s t h a t a free energy depending on t h e order parameter i s a p p r o p r i a t e f o r s i t u a t i o n s o n l y where t h i s q u a n t i t y v a r i e s s l o w l y . Dealing w i t h domain boundaries t h e f r e e energy d e n s i t y must be m o d i f i e d by terms c o n t a i n i n g d e r i v a t i v e s o f t h e order parameter. It appears t h a t a g r a d i e n t term i s s u f f i c i e n t . However, t h i s assumption can be conf i r m e d by i t s success r a t h e r than by f i r s t p r i n c i p l e s . I t may be concluded from symmetry arguments t h a t a n order parameter g r a d i e n t cannot occur l i n e a r l y . The lowest p o s s i b l e term i s a q u a d r a t i c one. For an i s o t r o p i c system, t h e Ginzburg-Landau free energy reads

where f~ i s the Landau o r Devonshire f r e e energy (Eqs. 2, 5, H stands f o r homogeneous). a has t o be p o s i t i v e . Otherwise the system could lower i t s energy indef i n i t e l y by c r e a t i n g an i n f i n i t e number o f domains .Usually i t i s s u f f i c i e n t t o assume a t o be a p o s i t i v e c o n s t a n t ( f o r p a r t i c u l a r systems, t h e references are c i t e d i n ' t h e f o l l o w i n g chapter). The e q u i l i b r i u m o f an isothermal system i s given, i n the absence o f an e x t e r n a l f i e l d , by t h e minimum o f

Since t h i s c o n d i t i o n determines t h e order parameter as a f u n c t i o n o f t h e p o s i t i o n x, the s t r u c t u r e o f domain w a l l s f o l l o w s . E s p e c i a l l y t h e i r w i d t h i s obtained. I n s e r t i n g the e q u i l i b r i u m s t r u c t u r e e ( x ) i n t o Eq. 8 r e s u l t s i n the energy o f a domain w a l l . 3. A p p l i c a t i o n t o s p e c i f i c systems. - The paramagnetic-ferromagnetic phase t r a n s i t i o n i s a t y p i c a l problem f o r Landau theory. The order parameter and t h e c o r r e s ponding e x t e r n a l f i e l d are t h e magnetization v e c t o r and t h e e x t e r n a l magnetic f i e l d , r e s p e c t i v e l y . I f both vectors are l y i n g i n one f i x e d d i r e c t i o n they may be looked upon as s c a l a r s . I n t h i s case the observed behaviour o f ferromagnetic system i s desc r i b e d q u i t e w e l l by Eq. 3. The corresponding Landau f r e e energy can be derived from a microscopic I s i n g model u s i n g t h e mean-field approximation. I f t h e magnetization i s n o t r e s t r i c t e d t o one d i r e c t i o n then t h e s i t u a t i o n i s more complicated [51. Since t h e r e i s an i n t e r a c t i o n between magnetism and t h e c r y s t a l l a t t i c e (magnetos t r i c t i o n ) the f r e e energy must be m o d i f i e d by a p p r o p r i a t e terms. A d d i t i o n a l l y , t h e energy o f t h e s t r a y f i e l d must be included. On the b a s i s of a m o d i f i e d theory o f Ginzburg-Landau type (micromagnetic equations) w a l l s s e p a r a t i n g d i f f e r e n t l y o r i e n t e d ferromagnetic domains have been t r e a t e d [ 6 ] . Depending on t h e dimension o f t h e body d i f f e r e n t types o f w a l l s (Bloch o r Ne6l w a l l s ) a r e obtained. I n a d d i t i o n , i n t e r a c t i o n phenomena between w a l l s and c r y s t a l l a t t i c e d e f e c t s have been t r e a t e d . The phenomenological theory proved i t s e l f as a very u s e f u l t o o l i n d e a l i n g w i t h problems o f ferromagnetic bodies. Another type o f magnetic phase t r a n s i t i o n i s the antiferromagnetic-paramagnetic one. I n t h e a n t i f e r r o m a g n e t i c phase magnetic moments o f neighbouring atoms l o c a t e d on d i f f e r e n t s u b l a t t i c e s a r e a n t i p a r a l l e l . Therefore, t h e r e i s no n e t magnetization. The order parameter i s the d i f f e r e n c e i n the magnetization o f b o t h the s u b l a t t i c e s . The response i s the "staggered f i e l d " which has no r e a l i z a t i o n as an e x t e r n a l f i e l d . Therefore, antiferrornagnetism i s a t y p i c a l example o f a phase t r a n s i t i o n w i t h o u t corresponding e x t e r n a l f i e l d . Devonshire [2,31 d e a l t w i t h f e r r o e l e c t r i c m a t e r i a l s w i t h the p o l a r i z a t i o n as o r d e r parameter. The response corresponding t o an e x t e r n a l f i e l d i s t h e e l e c t r i c f i e l d . According t o t h e m a t e r i a l second order o r f i r s t order phase t r a n s i t i o n s a r e observed. A t y p i c a l example where Landau theory (Eq. 3 ) has been used i s T r i g l y c i n e S u l f a t e whereas BaTiOj has been described by Devonshire theory (Eq. 5 ) . Since f e r r o e l e c t r i c m a t e r i a l s show e l e c t r o s t r i c t i o n , an i n t e r a c t i o n energy c o n t a i n i n g l a t t i c e deformation must be added. D e t a i l s can be found i n the book by G r i n d l a y 171. Basing on a Ginzburg-Landau theory domain w a l l s have been s t u d i e d by M i t s u i and Furuchi [81, I v a n c h i k [91 and B u l a e v s k i i [ l o ] . I n Table 1 v a r i o u s types o f phase t r a n s i t i o n s which have been t r e a t e d u s i n g Landau, Devonshire, o r Ginzburg-Landau theory a r e l i s t e d . A survey o f Landau theory and o f i t s foundation by means o f s t a t i s t i c a l mechanics can be found i n [ I l l .
4. M a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s . Martensi t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s are d e f i n e d as d i f f u s i o n l e s s s o l i d s t a t e s t r u c t u r a l phase t r a n s i t i o n s o f f i r s t order w i t h a d e f o r mation of t h e l a t t i c e such t h a t a macroscopic s t r a i n r e s u l t s [121. Occasionally the f i r s t order c o n d i t i o n i s n o t i n c l u d e d i n the d e f i n i t i o h . The f o l l o w i n g concerns a l l o y s t h a t e x h i b i t p s e u d o e l a s t i c i t y , f e r r o e l a s t i c i t y , and shape memory e f f e c t as a consequence o f t h e m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n ( f o r a review on these e f f e c t s , r e f e r [131). Attempts have been made t o describe m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s by means o f phenomenological t h e o r i e s . A Landau-type d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e A15 m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n has been given by B h a t t [14]. The order parameter i s t h e energy l e v e l o f e l e c t r o n i c bands. The t r a n s f o r m a t i o n s t r a i n r e s u l t s from a coup1 i n g term between order parameter and s t r a i n . However, t h e microscopic background i n the A15 t r a n s formation seems t o be q u i t e d i f f e r e n t from these i n the systems considered here. For c u b i c - t e t r a g o n a l phase transformations Anderson and B l o u n t 1151, Axe and Yamada [161, and Sakhnenko and Talanov 1171 have presented a Landau d e s c r i p t i o n u s i n g t h e s t r a i n as o r d e r parameter. Since t h i s q u a n t i t y i s a t e n s o r o f the second rank, group theor e t i c a l arguments have been used t o f i n d a p p r o p r i a t e combinations of the s t r a i n com-

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ponents obeying t h e r e q u i r e d symmetry. Recently K e l l y and Stobbs [18,19] have p r o posed a Landau theory f o r @-phase a l l o y s w i t h the amp1 itude o f charge d e n s i t y waves s e r v i n g as order parameter. They have introduced a c o u p l i n g t o phonon amplitudes as w e l l as t o s t r a i n . However, t h e r e a r e no r e s u l t s concerning t h e thermodynamic consequences o f the model. Whereas the above quoted papers s t a r t from a microscopic background, E r i c k s e n [201 has proceeded from theory o f t h e r m o e l a s t i c i t y . However, h i s paper i s concerned w i t h continuous (second o r d e r ) m a r t e n s i t i c t r a n s f o r m a t i o n which i s n o t a r e a l i s t i c s i m p l i f i c a t i o n . Parry [211 s t a r t i n g from n o n l i n e a r theory o f e l a s t i c i t y has developed a r a t h e r general t h e o r y o f thermoelastic phase t r a n s i t i o n s . While a t t e n t i o n i s given i n h i s paper t o u n i v e r s a l p r o p e r t i e s o f thermodynamic p o t e n t i a l s d e s c r i b i n g s t r u c t u r a l phase t r a n s i t i o n s and twinning, i t does not, u n f o r t u n a t e l y , p r o v i d e an a p p l i c a t i o n t o m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n . Looking a t observed s t r e s s - s t r a i n curves o f shape-memory a1 l o y s [13] a more d i r e c t approach appears q u i t e obvious. A s t r i k i n g s i m i l a r i t y t o t h e curves i n F i g . 6 i s noticed, showing t h e response q u a n t i t y o as a f u n c t i o n o f the order parameter e f o r various temperatures as derived from Devonshire theory (Eqs . 5, 6 ) This observation t o e s t a b l i s h a one-dimensional model of has prompted t h e present author [22,23,24] m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s where t h e shear s t r a i n and the shear s t r e s s were ident i f i e d w i t h t h e order parameter and response, r e s p e c t i v e l y . Devonshire t h e o r y (Eq. 5 ) y i e l d s not o n l y t h e observed s t r e s s - s t r a i n curves ( f e r r o e l a s t i c i t y , p s e u d o e l a s t i c i t y ) b u t a l s o shape-memory e f f e c t , l a t t i c e s o f t e n i n g and so on. The author has developed, based on t h e one-dimensional model, a Ginzburg-Landau theory which a l l o w s f o r t r e a t i n g s t a t i c and moving domain w a l l s between m a r t e n s i t e v a r i a n t s as w e l l as between a u s t e n i t e and m a r t e n s i t e [ 2 5 ] . The d i s c r e t e v e r s i o n o f the one-dimensional model

stems from Suzuki and W u t t i g [261 who have d e a l t numerically w i t h nonlinear s t r a i n waves which steepen t o from martensi t i c n u c l e i . G e n e r a l i z i n g t h e model t o t h r e e d i mensions t h e f o l l o w i n g two problems a r e met which n e c e s s a r i l y a r i s e i n any phenomenological theory o f m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s .

1. The combination of t h e components o f t h e s t r a i n tensor t o be used as order parameter. 2. The scale t o be used i n d e f i n i n g t h e r e l e v a n t s t r a i n .
The f i r s t question can be answered by group t h e o r e t i c a l arguments. The answer, however, depends on t h e symmetry o f t h e s p e c i f i c m a t e r i a l . One must l o o k f o r combin a t i o n s o f t h e s t r a i n tensor components d e s c r i b i n g t h e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n which are i n v a r i a n t w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e symmetry group o f t h e high-temperature phase ( b e i n g t h e l a r g e r group). Whereas a l l t h e p o s s i b l e cases f o r second o r d e r phase t r a n s i t i o n s have been given by Tol'edano [27], t h e r e a r e o n l y p r e l i m i n a r y r e s u l t s f o r f i r s t order t r a n s i t i o n s [281. The second problem concerning t h e scale o f t h e r e l e v a n t s t r a i n i s a more d i f f i c u l t one. A p o s s i b i l i t y i s t o use t h e l a t t i c e deformation (Bain s t r a i n ) . However, t h e l a t t i c e deformation u s d a l l y does n o t c o i n c i d e w i t h t h e macrostrain f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g reason. I n a r e a l c r y s t a l , m a r t e n s i t e evolves from a u s t e n i t e i n such a way t h a t , a t l e a s t i n an intermediate stage, plane m a r t e n s i t e - a u s t e n i t e i n t e r f a c e s e x i s t . The i n t e r f a c e s must b e i n v a r i a n t planes w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e macrostrain, which can b e obtained by t w i n n i n g w i t h i n martensi t e . T h i s c o n s i d e r a t i o n l e d t o t h e we1 1-known t h e o r i e s o f Wechsler, Liebermann and Read [29], and Bowles and Mackenzie [301 r e l a t i n g t h e macrostrain t o t h e l a t t i c e deformation. I n a Ginzburg-Landau theory w i t h 1a t t i c e deformation as order parameter, an austenite-martensi t e i n t e r f a c e enforces twinning by c o m p a t i b i l i t y . However, i f we deal w i t h pure m a r t e n s i t e , how can we l e t know t h e t h e o r y t h a t m a r t e n s i t e must be twinned i n t e r n a l l y because o f i t s h i s t o r y . A way o u t of t h i s dilemma c o u l d be t o use t h e macrostrain as o r d e r parameter. Then t h e l a t t i c e deformation does n o t e n t e r the t h e o r y . Consequently, symmetry arguments must r e f e r t o i n t e r n a l l y twinned m a r t e n s i t e . The second problem concerning t h e approp r i a t e scale i s known, i n s t a t i s t i c a l mechanics, as the r a t h e r general problem of coarse g r a i n i n g [311. I t does n o t occur i f t h e t w i n n i n g already i s i n c l u d e d i n the l a t t i c e s t r a i n . This, f o r example, i s the case i n t h e bcc -, 9 R t r a n s f o r m a t i o n . L e t me end w i t h some remarks about possible a p p l i c a t i o n s o f Landau, Devonshire o r Ginzburg-Landau theory. To b e g i n with, such a theory i s a convenient phenomenological d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e m a r t e n s i t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n . I t comprises a complete n o n l i n e a r theory o f t h e r m o e l a s t i c i t y r e p l a c i n g t h e l i n e a r theory o f e l a s t i c i t y which i s i n adequate f o r shape-memory a1 l o y s . A very promi s i n g a p p l i c a t i o n i s the n u c l e a t i o n problem. I n both, homogeneous as we1 1 as heterogeneous n u c l e a t i o n , Landau o r Devonsh i r e theory c o u l d modify t h e present ideas [321. I n the v i c i n i t y o f a nucleus s t r e s s and s t r a i n concentrations o f considerable amount can be expected. I n t h e r e g i o n o f e l a s t i c i n s t a b i l i t y t h e l i n e a r t h e o r y o f e l a s t i c i t y a p p l i e d u s u a l l y seems a very poor approximation. A Landau-type theory has the advantage o f y i e l d i n g t h e whole temperature dependent n o n l i n e a r i t y , which lowers t h e n u c l e a t i o n b a r r i e r . A s i m i l a r argument a p p l i e s t o heterogeneous n u c l e a t i o n on d e f e c t s . The nonl i n e a r i t y as we1 1 as the huge a n i s o t r o p y o f t h e e l a s t i c response modify the s t r e s s f i e l d o f d i s l o c a t i o n s . Therefore t h e i r a b i l it y i n f a v o u r i n g martensi t i c embryos may be increased considerably. Nucleation along nonclassical paths incl wding d i f f u s e i n t e r f a c e s w i t h c o n t i n u o u s l y changing s t r a i n [331 seems t o b e important i n some systems (bcc -, 9R, f c c -, hcp, [321) I n t h i s case a Ginzburg-Landau theory i s indispensable. The d i sc r e t e v e r s i o n o f Suzuki and W u t t i g 1261 a l r e a d y has shown i t s value [34]. As has been demonstrated Landau, Devonshire, and Ginzburg-Landau t h e o r i e s are promising approaches t o a l o t o f problems concerning m a r t e n s i t i c transformations. Even a one-dimensional model r e f l e c t s c h a r a c t e r i s t i c features o f m a r t e n s i t e . This r e s u l t encourages t h e development o f a complete three-dimensional v e r s i o n o f Ginzburg-Landau theory f o r martensi t i c phase t r a n s i t i o n s .

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