L‐alanine distribution in the growth pyramids of TGS crystals and its influence on the growth, switching and domain structure

Abstract

Abstract The full‐faced crystals of triglycine sulphate (TGS) and deuterated homologs substituted by L‐alanine (LATGS and LADTGS, resp.) were grown from growth solutions with various concentrations of the substituent. The distribution of L, alanine (L, al) in various growth pyramids of crystals was measured by the electrical switching method. The stability of domain structure of doped crystals was studied by the liquid crystal method.