Symmetry breaking at the phase transitions in ferroelectric pyridinium salts

Phase Transitions

Volumn 76, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 801-805

  Czarnecki, P ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ferroelectrics; Molecular crystals; Phase transitions

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; MOLECULAR CRYSTALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POSITIVE IONS; SALTS; THEOREM PROVING;

LANDAU THEOREM; PYRIDINIUM SALTS; PYRIDINIUM TETRAFLUOROBORATE (PYBF4); TETRAHEDRAL ANIONS;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 33746347967     PISSN: 01411594     EISSN: 10290338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014115903100001613617     Document Type: Article

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