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Effect of pressure on the order-disorder phase transitions of $B$-cations in $AB'_{1/2}B''_{1/2}$O$_3$ perovskites

Perovskite-like oxides $AB'_{1/2}B''_{1/2}$O$_3$ may experience different ordering degrees of $B$-cations, that can be varied by suitable synthesis conditions or post-synthesis treatment. In this work the earlier proposed statistical model of order-disorder phase transitions of $B$-cations is extended to account for the effect of pressure. Depending on composition, pressure is found to either increase or decrease the order-disorder phase transition temperature. The change of transition temperature due to pressure in many cases reaches several hundreds of kelvin at pressures accessible in laboratory, which may significantly change the atomic ordering degree. The work is intended to help determining how pressure influences the degree of atomic ordering and stimulate research of the effect of pressure on atomic order-disorder phase transitions in perovskites.