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Studies of the electrical properties of nearly perfect K2ZnCl4 single crystals as measured during commensurate incommensurate-paraelectric phase transitions
Authors:A El-Korashy  KJ Roberts
Institution:a Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
b Institute of Particle Science and Engineering, School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Abstract:Electrical conductivity and dielectric measurements were carried in the temperature range covering the commensurate ferroelectric-incommensurate-paraelectric normal phases (300-600 K) for the three main crystallographic axes of K2ZnCl4 single crystals. The values of activation energies in the three phases were calculated and discussed. A thermal hysteresis of about 12 K is observed which deduce the presence of first order transition for the lock-in ferroelectric transition at Tc=404 K. Conductivity anomalies were observed in both ferroelectric and paraelectric phases. The conduction mechanism was discussed. The suggested occurrence of discommensuration in K2ZnCl4 crystals upon the lock-in transition in contrast with conductivity and dielectric results explains the anomalous behavior for the b-axis measurements. The orientation of these discommensuration was discussed on a view of projection in the three standard crystallographic directions.
Keywords:D  Electrical conductivity
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