Infrared and single crystal Raman spectra for various polarization geometries of Triglycine SulphoPhosphate (TGSP) have been recorded and analysed. The bonds of hydrogen atoms in H,S04 and H,PO, groups are shown to be weak and the possibility of proton transfer from H,S0,/H,P04 group is indicated. Two different types of glycinium ions are shown to be present in the unit cell. Temperature dependent Raman spectra of TGSP have been recorded. The phase transition detected around 325 K in TGSP is explained in terms of the flipping motion of the glycinium ion and of attaining a higher crystal symmetry. The influence of inorganic ions has been studied by GAFFER et al. They have shown that doping with Cu2 +, Mg2+ and Cr3+ considerably reduced the ability of TGS to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy while this ability slightly increased at room temperature when admixed with Fe3+. It has been found that the replacement of SO, by BeF, or SeO, group in TGS alters the transition temperature and other ferroelectric properties considerably (WINTERFELDT et al.; BLINC et al.). In the present study, an investigation has been made to analyse the vibrational spectra of TGS, P, --x (x = 0.5) and the temperature dependence of low frequency modes above and below the transition temperature.
ExperimentalSingle crystals of triglycine sulpho-phosphate (TGSP) are synthesised from A R grade glycine, sulphuric acid, and orthophosporic acid ( NATARAJAN et al.) in the stoichiometric ratio. Good optical quality single crystals are used to record the Raman spectra in the 90" scattering geometry, for the four orientations Z[YY[X, Z[XY]X, Z[YZ[X and Z[XZ]X using a Spex Ramalog 1401 spectrometer. The green line at 514.5 nm generated by an Ar' ion laser operating at 80 mw power, is used as the source. Bruker IFS-85 (4000-500 cm-') and Bio-Rad FTS-7 (500-200 cm-') FT-IR spectrometers are used to obtain the IR spectra with the sample in KBr.The structural data are collected on a ENRAF-NONIVS diffractometer with MoK,-radiation to confirm the crystal structure of TGSP.