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Ferroelectric phase transition in hydrogen-bonded 2-aminopyridine phosphate (NC4H4NH2)centerdotH3PO4

Z Czapla1,3, S Dacko1 and A Waśkowska2

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A new crystal of 2-aminopyridine phosphate (NC4H4NH2)centerdotH3PO4 has been grown and its x-ray structure and physical properties were studied. At room temperature the crystals are monoclinic, space group C2/c. The flat 2-aminopyridine cations are hydrogen bonded to the anionic [PO4 ] groups. The interesting feature of the crystal structure is the three-dimensional network of hydrogen bonds including, among others, two strong, symmetrical O centerdot centerdot centerdot H, H centerdot centerdot centerdot O interactions with disordered proton locations. Symmetrically related PO4 anions linked through these protons form infinite (PO4) chains along the crystal a-axis. The anomalies in the temperature dependence of the electric permittivity showed that the crystal undergoes ferroelectric phase transition at Tc = 103.5 K. The spontaneous polarization takes place along the crystal a-axis, being parallel to the chains of the hydrogen-bonded PO4. The disordered protons, thermally activated at room temperature, can be frozen at their positions in the ferroelectric phase. The order–disorder continuous type of the transition has been evidenced on the basis of the temperature dependences of electric permittivity and spontaneous polarization measurements.


PACS

77.80.Bh Phase transitions and Curie point

61.50.Lt Crystal binding; cohesive energy

61.50.Ah Theory of crystal structure, crystal symmetry; calculations and modeling

61.66.Hq Organic compounds

77.22.Ch Permittivity (dielectric function)

Subjects

Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical & thermal

Dates

Issue 22 (11 June 2003)

Received 7 March 2003

Published 23 May 2003



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