Anomalously large variations in the electrical properties of [N(CH 3 ) 4 ] 2 CuBr 4 crystals are manifested by the disappearance of the spontaneous polarization (ferroelectricity) under the action of small uniaxial mechanical stresses. The observed effect is reversible and non-linear.
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