Phonon behavior and disorder mechanism in NaClO3

Abstract
The dielectric constant of sodium chlorate has been analyzed on the basis of a Mason-Debye-type relaxation formula. A consistent description of the temperature dependence of the phonon structure and the dielectric-constant behavior as a function of frequency and temperature is obtained for this nonferroelectric order-disorder crystal. The fluctuation mechanism responsible for the dielectric relaxation behavior is identified as that of the apex reversal of the chlorate ion as one approaches the transition temperature.

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