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On the phase transition in CsCN
G. KnoppS. HaussühlK. KnorrAlois Loidlsubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationPermittivityDiffractionPhase transitionMaterials scienceCondensed matter physicsbusiness.industryPhysics::OpticsDielectricCondensed Matter PhysicsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsCondensed Matter::Materials ScienceDipoleOpticschemistryX-ray crystallographyGeneral Materials ScienceDielectric lossbusinessInorganic compounddescription
X-ray diffraction and dielectric measurements have been performed on the molecular crystal CsCN as a function of temperature. The order parameter of the cubic to rhombohedral phase transition (Tc=186 K) was determined and interpreted by a coupling of the (CN)− orientations to the shear strain. At lower temperatures the dielectric response is dominated by thermally activated relaxations processes rather than by electrical ordering of the CN dipoles.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-09-01 | Zeitschrift f�r Physik B Condensed Matter |