Spontaneous birefringence in boracites. Measurements and applications

Schmid, Hans; Tippmann, Heinz

doi:10.1080/00150197808239427

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Spontaneous birefringence in boracites. Measurements and applications

ContributorsSchmid, Hans; Tippmann, Heinz

Published inFerroelectrics, vol. 20, no. 1-2, no. 1-2 (Proc. Fourth Int. Meet. Ferroelectr., Leningrad, USSR. Part 1), p. 21-36

Publication date1978

Abstract

The temperature dependence was studied of the spontaneous birefringence of the fully ferroelectric or ferroelastic phases of 21 boracite crystals with the formula M3B7O13X (M = Mg, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, or Cd; X = Cl, Br, or I). First-order phase transitions were observed with 3 types of sequences. The crystallophysical and potential technology applications of spontaneous birefringence are discussed.

Keywords

Birefringence boracite ferroelectricity ferroelasticity
Phase transition boracite birefringence
Chromium chloride boracite birefringence
Manganese halide boracite birefringence
Iron halide boracite birefringence
Cobalt halide boracite birefringence
Nickel halide boracite birefringence
Zinc halide boracite birefringence
Copper halide boracite birefringence
Cadmium halide boracite birefringence
Bromide boracite transition metal birefringence
Iodide boracite transition metal birefringence

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SCHMID, Hans, TIPPMANN, Heinz. Spontaneous birefringence in boracites. Measurements and applications. In: Ferroelectrics, 1978, vol. 20, n° 1-2, p. 21–36. doi: 10.1080/00150197808239427

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DOI : 10.1080/00150197808239427

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