| Autor: |
Lasave, J., Koval, S., Migoni, R. L., Dalal, N. S. |
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Journal of Chemical Physics; 8/28/2011, Vol. 135 Issue 8, p084504, 8p |
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A study of differently polarized structures relevant to the H-bonded antiferroelectric (AFE) compound NH4H2PO4 (ADP) is performed by first-principles calculations in the framework of the density functional theory. The calculated structures for the AFE and paraelectric (PE) phases are found in general good agreement with the available experimental data. We study the energetics and relative stability of different polarized clusters embedded in a PE matrix of ADP. We find that local ferroelectric and AFE clusters are stable and may coexist in the PE phase, which explains the coexistence of both type of microregions determined by electron spin probe measurements above the AFE-PE transition temperature. The dependency with the O-H···O bridge length of the energy barrier heights for proton transfer is studied for coordinated proton displacements along the bridges within clusters of different sizes. This dependency may have implications for the geometric isotopic effects on Tc. We analyze Mulliken orbital and bond populations which confirm the existence of a charge flow within the NH4+ ion, an essential fact for the stabilization of the AFE phase over other possible polarized structures. This charge transfer is correlated with the optimization of the N-H···O bridges and with distortions of the NH4+ group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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