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Phys. Rev. B 80, 172101 (2009) [4 pages]

Proton-irradiation-induced anomaly in the electrical conductivity of a hydrogen-bonded ferroelastic system

Se-Hun Kim,1,2 Kyu Won Lee,1 Kwang-Sei Lee,3 and Cheol Eui Lee1
1Department of Physics and Institute for Nano Science, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Korea
2Faculty of Science Education, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, Korea
3Department of Nano Systems Engineering, Center for Nano Manufacturing, Inje University, Gimhae 621-749, Gyeongnam, Korea

Received 21 April 2009; revised 6 August 2009; published 3 November 2009

An anomalous abrupt drop in the electrical conductivity has been observed at the ferroelastic phase transition of a proton-irradiated system of hydrogen-bonded TlH2PO4. As a result of the high-resolution 31P NMR chemical-shift measurements, distinct changes in the atomic displacements due to the irradiation were identified in the ferroelastic and paraelastic phases. Besides, 1H NMR spin-spin relaxation measurements revealed a change due to the irradiation in the proton dynamics at the ferroelastic phase transition, apparently accounting for the much-reduced electrical conductivity in the paraelastic phase of the irradiated system.

©2009 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.80.172101
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.172101
PACS: 76.60.-k; 61.80.Lj; 77.90.+k
  • 76.60.-k
    Nuclear magnetic resonance and relaxation (condensed matter)
  • 61.80.Lj
    Atom and molecule irradiation effects
  • 77.90.+k
    Other topics in dielectrics, piezoelectrics, and ferroelectrics and their properties
  • YEAR: 2009
KEYWORDS: chemical shift, electrical conductivity, ferroelastic transitions, nuclear magnetic resonance, proton effects, spin-spin relaxation, thallium compounds

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