THEORY OF THE PHASE-TRANSITION SEQUENCE IN BETAINE CALCIUM-CHLORIDE DIHYDRATE (BCCD)

被引:25
作者
CHEN, ZY [1 ]
WALKER, MB [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TORONTO,DEPT PHYS,TORONTO M5S 1A7,ONTARIO,CANADA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1991年 / 43卷 / 01期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.43.760
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We construct a symmetry-based, competing-interaction model for the phase-transition sequence in betaine calcium chloride dihydrate (BCCD). Our model qualitatively reproduces experimentally observed behavior including the wave-vector sequence and the polarization properties. In addition, the model predicts space-group symmetries for the modulated phases.
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页码:760 / 764
页数:5
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