Dielectric Anomalies in Solid Methane at Low Temperatures and High Pressures
- 16 October 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 29 (16) , 1098-1100
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.29.1098
Abstract
Measurement of the static dielectric constant of solid methane crystals grown at high pressures show several anomalous regions. One set is associated with the well-known solid-solid phase transitions, while another is suggestive of ferroelectric behavior.Keywords
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