Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011
Quantum paraelectric SrTiO3 undergoes a transition to ferroelectric by the substitution of 18O for 16O. The Tc vs. x in SrTi(16O1-x18Ox)3 follows Tc = 30.4(x - 0.33)1/2. Application of the hydrostatic pressure on the SrTiO3 and SrTi(16O0.0718O0.93)3 have the effects of decreasing ε and depressing Tc, respectively. Above the critical pressure pc, ferroelectricity of SrTi(16O0.0718O0.93)3 disappears. Fitting the data to the Barrett's formula, ε , elucidated that T0 and T1 for both compounds changes linearly with pressure.