Birefringence of mechanically stressed Rb2ZnCl4 crystals

作者:Kurlyak V Yu*; Stadnyk V Yo; Stakhura V B; Kohut Z O
来源:Crystallography Reports, 2015, 60(6): 929-934.
DOI:10.1134/S1063774515060164

摘要

The spectral and temperature dependences of the birefringence of mechanically free and uniaxially stressed Rb2ZnCl4 crystals have been investigated. It is shown that annealing a crystal leads to step changes in the birefringence at the phase transition from the incommensurate to commensurate phase, whereas the birefringence of as-prepared crystals changes continuously. It is established that the birefringence of Rb2ZnCl4 crystal is sensitive to uniaxial pressure; however, uniaxial stress does not change the character of its dispersion and temperature dependences. A new "pseudoisotropic" state of this crystal and a baric shift of the points of paraelectric phase-incommensurate phase-commensurate phase transitions to different temperature regions are found.

  • 出版日期2015-11