The structural evolution of epitaxial monodomain (only 180° domains) ferroelectric PbTiO_3 thin film has been investigated, using high-resolution, temperature-dependent, x-ray diffraction. The full set of lattice parameters was obtained from room temperature up to 850 K. It allowed the calculation of the different strains stored in the film at room temperature, underlying the difference between the mechanical strain and the misfit strain. The evolution of the misfit strain as a function of temperature was also calculated and was found to be consistent with the theoretical temperature-misfit strain phase diagram. These data strongly suggest that the film remains ferroelectric and tetragonal up to 940 K.
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