Scanning pyroelectric microscopy revealing the spatial polarity distribution in topologically centric crystals of trans-4-chloro-4'- nitrostilbene

Scanning pyroelectric microscopy (SPEM) was applied to investigate grown-in polarity in trans-4-chloro-4'-nitrostilbene (CNS) single crystals. Sectors {011} and {011} were scanned for cross sections perpendicular to the a-direction. A rotational analysis for {011}, {011} faces was performed for...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 2006-01, Vol.8 (35), p.4132-4137
Hauptverfasser: BEHRND, N.-R, COUDERC, G, WÜBBENHORST, M, HULLIGER, J
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Zusammenfassung:Scanning pyroelectric microscopy (SPEM) was applied to investigate grown-in polarity in trans-4-chloro-4'-nitrostilbene (CNS) single crystals. Sectors {011} and {011} were scanned for cross sections perpendicular to the a-direction. A rotational analysis for {011}, {011} faces was performed for a needle like crystal turned around the a-axis. All pyroelectric experiments confirm a bipolar grown-in state of polarity for sector involving the twofold axis b. These measurements agree with theoretical force field and stochastic calculations, predicting a bipolar state and a nearly identical extent of polarity for two different sectors.
ISSN:1463-9076
1463-9084
DOI:10.1039/b607409j