Chromium-and manganese-doped TlInS2—A new relaxor ferroelectric

The dielectric, pyroelectric, and polarization properties of TlInS₂ crystals doped with 0.1 mol % Cr and Mn are investigated. It is shown that TlInS₂ compounds doped with chromium and manganese can be assigned to the class of relaxor ferroelectric materials. The temperature range of existence of the stable relaxor (nanodomain) state and the temperature of the phase transition from this state to the ferroelectric (macrodomain) state are determined. The temperature dependence of the pyroelectric current is characterized by an anomaly in the range of the phase transition.