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The dielectric response and the Raman spectra of single crystals of deuterated betaine phosphate are studied around the antiferroelectric phase transition. The dielectric data between 10 MHz and 11 GHz can be explained on the basis of a simple Debye-relaxation with a critical slowing-down of the relaxation rate on approachingT C . Using the Cole-Davidson form of the dielectric function we succeeded in fitting the data in the whole frequency range from 10 MHz to 11 GHz and from 64–400 GHz over a temperature range from 145–280 K. Raman spectra clearly indicate that the doubling of the unit cell does not take place at the antiferroelectric transition temperature, but some degrees below.
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Brückner, H.J., Unruh, H.G., Fischer, G. et al. Dynamical studies of highly deuterated betaine phosphate near the antiferroelectric phase transition. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 71, 225–229 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01312793
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