Origin of weak ferroelectricity in semiconductive Sb2S3 crystal

The paper presents the results of the investigations of electronic potential dependencies upon the normal co-ordinates of B1u mode in a large temperature range for the Sb2S3 crystal. The results revealed high anharmonicity of Sb and S atoms in this highly covalent semiconductive compound and B1u - mode polar distortion with temperature leading to appearance of weak ferroelectricity.