Investigation of dielectric, piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties of b-axis grown triglycine sulphate single crystal

Raj, Justin C and Kundu, Swarup and Varma, KBR (2011) Investigation of dielectric, piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties of b-axis grown triglycine sulphate single crystal. In: Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, 105 (4). pp. 1025-1031.

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Abstract

Large single crystal of triglycine sulphate (dimension 100 mm along monoclinic b-axis and 15 mm in diameter) was grown using the unidirectional solution growth technique. The X-ray diffraction studies confirmed the growth/long axis to be b-axis (polar axis). The dielectric studies were carried out at various temperatures to establish the phase transition temperature. The frequency response of the dielectric constant, dielectric loss and impedance of the crystal along the growth axis, was monitored. These are typically characterized by strong resonance peaks in the kHz region. The piezoelectric coefficients like stiffness constant (C), elastic coefficient (S), electromechanical coupling coefficient (k) and d (31) were calculated using the resonance-antiresonance method. Polarization (P)-Electric field (E) hysteresis loops were recorded at various temperatures to find the temperature-dependent spontaneous polarization of the grown crystal. The pyroelectric coefficients were determined from the pyroelectric current measurement by the Byer and Roundy method. The ferroelectric domain patterns were recorded on (010) plane using scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing
Publisher:	Springer
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Springer.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Materials Research Centre
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2011 09:11
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2011 09:11
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/42597

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