First Observation of the Increase in Atomic Mean Square Displacements upon Glass Formation: Inelastic Neutron Scattering Study of K1-x(NH4)xH2PO4Mixed Crystals

Autor: L. A. Shuvalov, R. M. Fedosyuk, A. V. Belushkin, J. Tomkinson
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 62:403-406
ISSN: 1347-4073
0031-9015
DOI: 10.1143/jpsj.62.403
Popis: The low-temperature lattice dynamics of K 1- x (NH 4 ) x H 2 PO 4 mixed crystals have been studied using high-resolution inelastic-neutron-scattering on powders for x =0.0; 0.06; 0.1; 0.18; 0.3; 0.6 and 0.9. The influence of ammonium ion concentration on the hydrogen dynamics has been analysed. The mean square displacements of hydrogen bonded acid protons are found to be larger in the glass phase than in the ordered ferroelectric or antiferroelectric phases. It was found that a vibrational mode at 16.8 meV is strongly coupled with the ferroelectric modes. \sloppy
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