Abstract
We describe the growth and spectroscopy of well-defined mixed crystals of sodium potassium tartrate (Rochelle salt) containing synthetic organic dyes in the {010} growth sectors. Our summary reevaluates historical dye inclusions and reveals others that we discovered. Absorption and emission spectroscopies with polarized light are used to characterize these mixed crystals. The temperature dependence of the fluorescence of included chromophores provide evidence of the ferroelectric phase transitions in the host crystals.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 301-306 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Ferroelectrics |
Volume | 191 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- Dye inclusion
- Phase transition
- Polarization spectroscopy
- Rochelle salt
- Sodium potassium tartrate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics