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Lattice Instability of Cs 2 HgCl 4 Crystals
Author(s) -
Kityk A. V.,
Shchur Ya.I.,
Zadorozhna A. V.,
Trach I. B.,
Girnyk I. S.,
MartynyukLototska I.Yu.,
Vlokh O. G.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3951(199902)211:2<631::aid-pssb631>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - instability , lattice (music) , condensed matter physics , phase transition , phenomenological model , physics , transverse plane , materials science , statistical physics , mechanics , engineering , structural engineering , acoustics
The lattice dynamics of Cs 2 HgCl 4 crystals and its relation to the pressure induced proper ferroelastic instability is analyzed using a rigid‐ion model in the quasiharmonic approximation. Such a simple model is already sufficient to reproduce the lattice instability leading to appearance of the proper ferroelastic phase transition. It has been shown that the lattice loses its stability with respect to the transverse acoustical mode TA Z ( k ∥ b ), whereas the soft optical mode (B 3g symmetry at k = 0) remains stable. This fact is in agreement with the phenomenological theory.