Ferroelectricity in {N(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>}<sub>2</sub>ZnCl<sub>4</sub>

Shozo Sawada, Y. Shiroishi, Akitoshi Yamamoto, Masaaki Takashige, Mutsumi Matsuo

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan · 1978 · 148 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

Tetramethylammonium tetrachlorozincate, {N(CH 3 ) 4 } 2 ZnCl 4 has been found to undergo successive phase transitions at about -112, -92, 3.3, 6.0 and 20°C and to show ferroelectricity along the a axis in the temperature range between 3.3 and 6.0°C.

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