Neutron diffraction study of sodium nitrite in an applied electric field

Abstract
The phase diagram of NaNO2 in an applied electric field is investigated by means of neutron diffraction. No evidence is found for field-induced commensurate phases. For an applied field of 3.4 kV cm-1 a triple point is observed at which the paraelectric, ferroelectric and modulated phases coexist. Results are discussed in terms of a phenomenological Landau free-energy

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