Dielectric properties of CsH2PO4 and CsD2PO4

Orthorhombic CsH₂PO₄ undergoes a ferroelectric transition at T_c = ?119.5°C, whereas the ferroelectric transition temperature in isomorphous CsD₂PO₄ is T_c = ?5.55°C. The transitions are of first order in both cases. The rather large isotope effect demonstrates the importance of the OHO bonds in the transition mechanism.     

The antiferroelectric phase transition in TlH2PO4 and TlD2PO4

It is shown by X-ray diffraction measurements that the transitions at 230 K in TlH₂PO₄ and at ≈ 350 K in TlD₂PO₄ are structurally equivalent. In both cases, on cooling through the transition, new reflections appear at points ($\text{h +}\text{1}\text{2}$, $\text{k +}\text{1}\text{2}$, l) referred to the primitive monoclinic unit cell of the high-temperature phase. In TlH₂PO₄ some distinct but broadened scattering remains at the ($\text{h +}\text{1}\text{2}$, $\text{k +}\text{1}\text{2}$, l) points up to 10 K, or more, above the transition temperature.     

Antiferroelectricity in TID2PO4

Polarization versus electric field double hysteresis loops along the b-axis of TID₂PO₄ were observed. From this fact and the permittivity versus temperature characteristic, the low temperature phase of TID₂PO₄ was confirmed to be antiferroelectric.     

Positron annihilation in KH2PO4

A positron annihilation study of KH₂PO₄ provides new evidence of a high temperature phase transition at 447 K. The results suggest the formation of a long lived positron or positronium state which could be associated with bond defects.     

Raman spectral of low-lying longitudinal mode of KH2PO4 and KD2PO4 in ferroelectric phase

The origin of the low-lying modes of KH₂PO₄ and KD₂PO₄ in the ferroelectric phase has been clarified by the z(xy)z? Raman scattering experiments. The “S-mode”, which has been usually assigned to the proton tunneling mode in KH₂PO₄ at T<T_c, has been found in the z(xy)z? spectrum of KD₂PO₄ in contrast to the x(xy)y spectrum. It has been found that the frequency of the “S-mode” of KD₂PO₄ is higher than that of KH₂PO₄. These results have shown that the “S-mode” is far from the proton tunneling mode nor the proton/deuteron mode at all. From the present Raman spectroscopy, it is concluded that the “S-mode” is assigned to the libration mode of the PO₄ tertahedrons.     

液Zn对Fe2Al5涂层侵蚀的相变过程研究

本文对Fe₂Al₅涂层在液态Zn中的侵蚀相变过程进行了研究,实验结果表明：在侵蚀初期,靠界面张力平衡的作用,先发生热侵蚀,在试样表面形成热蚀沟,当热蚀沟达到一定程度后, 液Zn与Fe₂Al₅相由不浸润变为浸润;同时Zn原子扩散进入Fe₂Al₅相并形成Fe₂Al₅-Zn_x固溶体相(η相);随着侵蚀时间的增加,发生在腐蚀界面上的液Zn对Fe₂Al₅涂层的侵蚀过程是恒温相变过程,相变过程使Fe₂Al₅涂层发生定向熔化. 相变的驱动力来自于相成分的改变所引起的各相自由能的变化及各相间的相平衡的重新建立.     

Mössbauer effect study of monoclinic Fe2TiO5

The spectra of ⁵⁷Fe in monoclinic Fe₂TiO₅ were interpreted as hyperfine patterns belonging to two nonidentical iron sites. They confirm that Fe³⁺ ions are distributed over 4a and 8f sites. The spectra of mosaic-like crystals indicate that all iron spins lie in the (100) plane. The temperature dependences of hf parameters gave a magnetic ordering temperature 350 K, average saturation effective field 505 kG and Debye temperature 430 K. Above 1500 K, monoclinic Fe₂TiO₅ transformed into the stable pseudobrookite form.     

Anisotropic domain-wall dynamics in proton-irradiated KH2PO4

KH₂PO₄ single crystals have been studied by employing complex impedance measurements in view of the domain freezing effect. As a result, distinct behaviors of the anisotropic domain-wall dynamics in the activation energy of domain freezing and the Vogel–Fulcher temperature before and after proton irradiation have been identified in the anisotropic crystal structure.     

Rotation des moments magnetiques dans BaLa2 Fe2 O7

In the compound BaLa₂Fe₂O₇, below 235 K, spins are oriented along the diagonal of the quadratic cell in an antiferromagnetic configuration. Above this temperature we observe by neutron diffraction a continuous rotation of the magnetic moments in the base plane xyO, the configuration remaining antiferromagnetic; the magnetic symmetry goes from I_pm′mm′ to P2′/m Shubnikov's group. At the transition temperature we observe a discontinuity of the thermal expansion coefficient. This phenomenon can be interpreted in agreement with Landau's theory of second order transitions.     

NH4H2PO4和ND4D2PO4晶体微结构的拉曼光谱研究

本文利用偏振拉曼光谱和第一性原理, 对磷酸二氢铵(NH₄H₂PO₄, ADP)和不同氘含量磷酸二氢铵DADP晶体的晶格振动模式进行了研究. 实验测得了不同几何配置、200–4000 cm^-1范围的偏振拉曼光谱, 分析在不同氘含量条件下921 cm^-1和3000 cm^-1附近拉曼峰的变化. 在ADP晶体中, 基于基本结构单元NH₄⁺ 和H₂PO₄^-基团的振动模, 用第一性原理进行了数值模拟, 进一步明确拉曼峰与晶体中原子振动的对应关系; 通过洛伦兹拟合不同氘含量DADP晶体的拉曼光谱中2000–2600 cm^-1处各峰的变化讨论了DADP 晶体的氘化过程, 结果表明氘化顺序是先NH₄⁺ 基团后H₂PO₄^-基团, 研究结果为今后此类材料的生长和性能优化奠定了基础.     

Electrical conduction in Fe2O3 and Cr2O3

The influence of some impurities on the conduction properties of Cr₂O₃ and Fe₂O₃ are examined and contrasted. A mechanism is proposed to account for the effect of Ti in Cr₂O₃.     

Superprotonic solid solutions between CsHSO4 and CsH2PO4

Solid solutions of (CsHSO₄)_1 − x(CsH₂PO₄)_x (x = 0.25-0.75) were synthesized by mechanical milling method over a wide range of compositions. Superprotonic cubic phase was confirmed for all these samples between 293 and 420 K depending on its composition. These superprotonic phases have primitive cubic structure similar to that of CsH₂PO₄. The kinetic stability of the supercooled cubic phase depends both on the composition x and the humidity of surrounding atmosphere. The most stable composition of the cubic phase was found around x = 0.67 and could be maintained for several days even under ambient atmosphere. The ionic conductivities of these superprotonic phases reached 10^− 2–10^− 3 S∙cm^− 1 at 450 K. With increasing x the ionic conductivity at the superprotonic phase decreased continuously associated with the increase of the activation energy. These findings suggest that the average number of the hydrogen bonds between XO₄ (X = S, P) units plays an important role on the stability of the cubic phase and also on the conductivity.     

Site-Selective Magnetic Moment Collapse in Compressed Fe5O6

Iron oxide is one of the most important components in the Earth’s mantle.The recent discovery of the stable presence of Fe₅O₆ in the Earth’s mantle environment has stimulated significant interests in understanding of this new category of iron oxides.We report the electronic structure and magnetic properties of Fe₅O₆ calculated by the density functional theory plus dynamic mean field theory(DFT+DMFT) approach.Our calculations indicate that Fe₅     

Second-harmonic scattering by domains in RbH2PO4 ferroelectrics

Second-harmonic scattering (SHS) of light by laminar ferroelectric domains of the orthorhombic phase of RbH₂PO₄ below T_c=147 K is studied in detail. CCD images of the far-field SHS pattern reveal up to six off-axis distinct intensity maxima in a plane normal to the ferroelectric axis c. These scattering maxima are interpreted on the basis of the quasi-phase matching (QPM) conditions for the three sets of polarizations allowed by the nonvanishing elements of the second-order nonlinear susceptibility tensor. On this assumption scattering angles of the three SHS modes calculated from crystal optics are shown to fit well the experimental data for any incidence of the pump beam normal to c. Scattering intensities of the two most intense modes are also measured versus the component of the wave vector perpendicular to the modulated structure. A stochastic model giving the intensity as a function of the density probability of domain widths is developed and is shown to give a good fit of the scattered intensity. Moreover, it permits the evaluation of the mean and dispersion of the ferroelectric domain widths, which are found to be, respectively, 2.6 and 0.7 μm in the crystal under study. This is consistent with the domain size of the ferroelastic counterpart revealed by polarization microscopy.     

Low-frequency Raman spectra of paraelectric KH2PO4

The spectra recently published by Tominaga and Urabe are shown to be in good qualitative agreement with the current coupled-mode models of the KDP transition. The need for a careful quantitative analysis of this type of data over a broad frequency range is discussed.     

The transverse dielectric properties of KH2PO4

We have measured the transverse dielectric constant of KH₂PO₄ crystal from liquid N₂ to room temperatures. Extending the Blinc-de Gennes' model in conjunction with a cluster approximation leads to a new independent determination of the Slater-Takagi parameters and improves significantly the fit of the model to the data.     

Far-infrared and Raman spectra of KD2PO4

The far-infrared and the Raman spectra of KD₂PO₄ were measured for B₂ symmetry in the paraelectric phase and for A₁ symmetry in the ferroelectric phase. The results were discussed in comparison with those of KDP.     

Magnetoelectric effect and magnetization process in Fe5LiO8

After showing the existence of second order M.E. effect β, in Fe₅LiO₈ [1], we try to verify Lee and Rado's assumptions. These authors suppose that the existence of β is connected with the rotation of magnetic domains. We compare the magnetoelectric β and the magnetization σ curves vs the magnetic field H₀. The latter curve reveals the different magnetic modes, and therefore illustrates the behavior of the magnetic domains. This comparison has been made for several directions of the applied field in order to illustrate all possible cases of rotation of the domains and allows us to confirm the basic assumption.     

Electron beam aging of BaSi2O5:Pb

The effects of several parameters on the aging rate of BaSi₂O₅:Pb under electron bombardment have been investigated. Results showed that the aging rate increased (1) at lower beam current densities, (2) at higher electron energies, (3) with certain impurities (particularly group III-A) incorporated in the phosphor, and (4) at higher temperatures. A hypothetical mechanism involving oxygen release is proposed.     

Crystal field parameters and energy level structure of the MnO4 tetroxo anion in Li3PO4, Ca2PO4Cl and Sr5(PO4)3Cl crystals

A comparative study concerning the electronic structure of the Mn⁵⁺ ion in the Li₃PO₄, Ca₂PO₄Cl, Sr₅(PO₄)₃Cl host lattices has been carried out in the framework of the exchange charge model. The crystal field parameters have been evaluated using the structural data as the only input information. The 10 K absorption spectra of the investigated compounds have been measured in order to verify the correspondence between experimental and calculated energy levels. A systematic trend of the crystal field splitting of the most intense transitions has been evidenced and discussed by considering the symmetry properties of the coordination polyhedra around Mn⁵⁺.