Condensed Matter Physics, 2010, vol. 13, No. 1, p. 13706:1-26
DOI:10.5488/CMP.13.13706

Title: Thermodynamics, dielectric permittivity and phase diagrams of the Rb1-x(NH4)xH2PO4 type proton glasses
Author(s):
  S.I. Sorokov (Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1 Svientsitskii Str., 79011 Lviv, Ukraine) ,
  R.R. Levitskii (Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1 Svientsitskii Str., 79011 Lviv, Ukraine) ,
  A.S. Vdovych (Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1 Svientsitskii Str., 79011 Lviv, Ukraine)

The cluster pseudospin model of proton glasses, which takes into account the energy levels of protons around the PO4 group, the long-range interactions between the hydrogen bonds, and an internal random deformational field is used to investigate thermodynamical characteristics, longitudinal and transverse dielectric permittivities of Rb1-x(ND4)xD2PO4 and Rb1-x(NH4)xH2AsO4 compounds. A review of experimental and theoretical works on the Rb1-x(NH4)xH2PO4 type crystals is presented.

Key words: proton glass, dielectric permittivity
PACS: 75.10.Nr, 77.22.Ch, 77.22.Ej, 77.22.Gm, 77.84.Fa


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