Linear Birefringence Behavior of K2ZnCl4 and [N(CH3)4]2ZnCl4 near the Normal-Incommensurate Phase Transition

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3926-3930

  Kim, D Y ^a   Cho, Y S ^a,b   Kwun, S I ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Hynix Semiconductor Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Critical exponent, 3 d XY model; K2ZnCl4; Linear birefringence; Normal incommensurate phase transition; N(CH3)4 2ZnCl4

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030329403     PISSN: 00319015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JPSJ.65.3926     Document Type: Article

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