Abstract

This a study of the optical transmission of [N(CH3)4]2ZnCl4 and [N(CH3)4]2CuCl4 crystals in the incommensurate phase when a defect density wave is present. It is found that an anomalous reduction in the transmission coefficient is caused by scattering of light owing to a realignment of the superstructure during transitions between metastable states. When a defect density wave is present, the anomalous optical transmission of the crystal is related to the scattering of light on superstructure inhomogeneities produced by a superposition of existing modulation waves.

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