Polarization reversal studies in ferroelectric taap

Sangunni, KS and Shashikala, MN and Bhat, HL and Narayanan, PS (1989) Polarization reversal studies in ferroelectric taap. In: Ferroelectrics, 94 (1). pp. 439-440.

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Abstract

Telluric Acid Ammonium Phosphate (Te(OH)62(NH4)H2PO4(NH4)2HPO4) reffered to as TAAP is a recently discovered class m ferroelectric.1 It undergoes FE-PE transition at 48°C. Switching studies in this crystal has been carried out in the temperature range -14°C to 39°C by applying fields up to 4 kV/cm. Measurements were carried out on (101) plates cut from the crystals grown from solution. X-ray irradiation was carried out at room temperature by means of an x-ray tube operating at 25 kV and 15 mA with copper target. Air drying silver paste was used as electrodes. Samples were checked for hysteresis loop using a modified Sawyer-Tower circuit. The Ps value obtained from the loop is 2.1 μC/cm2 which is comparable to the earlier reported value. It was however noticed that the loop was slightly shifted to right with respect to the origin indicating the presence of a small internal bias which was 100 V/cm in the virgin crystal. This bias could not be removed even after repeated crystallization. On irradiation the internal biasing field increased which was indicated by a further shift of the hysteresis loop. The bias seems to saturate at about 750 V/cm for which the crystal had to be irradiated for about 3 hours.

Item Type:	Journal Article
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Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	09 Aug 2010 06:08
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 06:13
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/id/eprint/31191

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