ISSN:
1600-5724
Source:
Crystallography Journals Online : IUCR Backfile Archive 1948-2001
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Geosciences
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Physics
Notes:
New twin domains of thickness of the order of a few micrometres can be created in KClO3 crystals by applying a small uniaxial stress. The observed domain structure can be explained by postulating a hypothetical prototype phase of symmetry 4/mmm. The magnitude of spontaneous strain, σs, for the room-temperature monoclinic phase, computed on the basis of the postulated tetragonal prototype, has an exceptionally large value of 0.257. Further, σs varies linearly as the square root of temperature, implying a mean-field-like behaviour. However, presumably because of the very large spontaneous strain, attempts to move the domain walls back and forth by applying uniaxial stress (at room temperature) have not yet been successful, and the question asked in the title may be a matter of definition.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0567739480001805
