Thermodynamics and complex dielectric permittivity of mixed crystals of the Rb<sub>1-x</sub>(NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>x</sub>H<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> type

We propose a pseudospin model for proton glasses of the Rb<sub>1-x</sub>(NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>x</sub>H<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>(Rb<sub>1-x</sub>(ND<sub>4</sub>)<sub>x</sub>D<sub>2</sub>PO<s...

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Main Authors: R.R.Levitsky, S.I.Sorokov, J.Stankowski, Z.Trybula, A.S.Vdovych
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Condensed Matter Physics 2008-09-01
Series:Condensed Matter Physics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5488/CMP.11.3.523
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Summary:We propose a pseudospin model for proton glasses of the Rb<sub>1-x</sub>(NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>x</sub>H<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>(Rb<sub>1-x</sub>(ND<sub>4</sub>)<sub>x</sub>D<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>) type, which takes into account the energy levels of hydrogens (deuterons) around the PO<sub>4</sub> group, long-range interactions between the hydrogen bonds, and an internal random deformational field. Within the framework of a cluster approximation and a mean field approximation over the long-range interactions, we derive a system of equations for the state parameters for the regions which are in the ferroelectric and antiferroelectric states, as well as in the proton glass state. Within the Glauber dynamics approach, we obtain a system of equations for the frequency-dependent linear responses of polarization and the proton glass order parameter. We obtain a qualitative description of the temperature behavior of dielectric permittivities of the K<sub>1-x</sub>(ND<sub>4</sub>)<sub>x</sub>D<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> and Rb<sub>1-x</sub>(NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>x</sub>H<sub>2</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub> compounds at different frequencies. The origin of low-temperature peak in the imaginary part of dielectric permittivity in proton glasses is discussed.
ISSN:1607-324X