Spontaneous piezoelectric effect as order parameter in (NH4)2CuBr4·2H2O crystal

Temperature change of piezoelectric properties of (NH4)2CuBr4·2H2O crystal in the low-temperature ferroelastoelectric phase is studied. The macroscopic order parameter is proved to be the h36 component of the spontaneous piezoelectric tensor. The critical exponent related with the phase transition is α=0.60±0.05.