In this thesis, the physical properties of certain multi-functional organic crystals were studied in detail. This study involves the growth of single crystals of Glucuronic acidγ-lactone (GAL), Imidazoliumtartarate (IMLT), (Bis)imidazoliumtartarate (BIMLT), and Diisopropylammonium iodide (DPI) and investigations of their optical, dielectric, piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and ferroelectric properties as a function of temperature and dependence on crystal structure in these organic crystals. Piezoelectric resonance was observed at certain frequencies when dielectric constant was monitored along the b-plate of GAL crystals. The electro-mechanical coupling coefficient estimated at the resonance near 1 MHz frequency revealed an exceptionally large value in GAL similar to that in inorganic lead titanate. The dependence of the piezoelectric resonance frequency on temperature was studied in detail. These crystals showed excellent second- and third-order nonlinear optical properties as well as high laser damage threshold. The high values of χ(2) andχ(3), laser damage threshold, and low UV cut-off makes GAL crystals an interesting prospect for NLO and laser applications. Towards this goal, GAL crystals were studied in detail with regard to determination of directions of dielectric axes, optic axes, and collinear phase-matching. Single crystals of another promising NLO organic crystal, IMLT were also grown which showed interesting dielectric, piezoelectric, and NLO properties. The dielectric dispersion with temperature provided an insight to the polarization mechanisms. Like GAL, IMLT also exhibits piezoelectric resonance. The existence of only one easy axis of vibration in IMLT enabled the candidate to identify the first resonance peak as corresponding to the fundamental mode of oscillation in the sample. This also helped to determine many piezoelectric parameters. By angular phase matching, one direction of phase matching in IMLT was identified. The conversion efficiency of IMLT along this direction was determined which was high in comparison to that in a standard KDP crystal. At piezoelectric resonance frequencies, the electro-optic response due to photo-elastic contributions is enhanced. Single crystals of organic ferroelectric BIMLT were grown by mixing two moles of imidazole with one mole of l-tartaric acid. The controversy with regard to the phase transition temperature of BIMLT was clarified by the DSC and structural analysis in this work. Previously, studies on BIMLT were limited to polycrystalline samples and single crystals with inclusions primarily due to the difficulty in growing good quality single crystals from aqueous solution. However, by experimenting the growth process using different solvents, good quality single crystals were achieved without the trapping of mother solution. This remarkable find is a notable result in these crystals for ferroelectric applications. The mechanism of ferroelectricity in BIMLT is mainly attributed to the transfer of protons along N–H---O hydrogen bonds in the direction of b-axis. Interestingly, the values of spontaneous polarization and Curie-temperature in the organic ferroelectric material DPI were significantly high and comparable to several popular inorganic ferroelectrics. The polarization obtained in this material is the highest among reported organic ferroelectrics. In addition to the high Curie temperature and spontaneous polarization, there were unique phase transitions that were revealed in DPI. The mechanism of ferroelectricity is quite complex, mainly being displacive type on account of the change in orientation of dipoles with electric field. Some contribution to ferroelectricity comes from the order-disorder nature of Nitrogen atom.

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As estruturas cristalinas dos complexos Ln(ClO4)3.6[PONH2(C6H5)2] onde Ln=Eu, La, Cu[NH2(CH3)2CCO2]2, NiBr2.4[AsO(C6H5)3].8H2O (verde) e NiBr2.4[AsO(C6H5)3].1,5(CH3C6H5).H2O (alaranjado) bem como do ligante PONH2(C6H5)2 foram determinadas por difração de raios-X. Os complexos envolvendo íons lantanídeos refinaram a fatores R finais de R(Eu)=0,125, e R(La)=0,133 e foram encontradas a seguintes características principais: a) o sistema cristalino é cúbico; b) a coordenação do cátion é feita por seis átomos de oxigênio dos ligantes em configuração octaédrica (Eu) e antiprismática trigonal (La) com as terras raras em posições de alta simetria (23 para Eu e 3 para La); c) o restante das estruturas apresentam diferentes graus de desordem. À luz da sua configuração geométrica, a presença de uma forte banda 5Do-7F2 no espectro de fluorescência do complexo de Eu, proibida por considerações de simetria, é explicada como decorrente de acoplamentos vibrônicos. O desdobramento da linha υP=0 do espectro de infravermelho do coplxo de La é atribuído à presença de grupos P=0 não equivalentemente ligados a terra rara devido à desordem desta. O composto envolvendo o íon Cu(II) (fator R final 0,053) cristaliza no sistema monoclínico com os complexos se empacotando em camadas paralelas ao plano cristalino (100) com redes de pontes de H intracamada e com francas interações entre camadas consecutivas, o que explica o comportamento magnético quasi-bidimensional observado nestes cristais. O complexo de Ni(II) de coloração verde (fator R final 0,039) apresenta o íon metálico sobre um centro de simetria coordenado por seis moléculas de água numa conformação octaédrica distorcida, as quais estão ligadas aos grupos tfaso[AsO(C6H5)3] e íons brometo por fatores pontes de H. No complexo de coloração alaranjada (fator R final 0,087) o cátion está pentacoordenado com os quatro oxigênios dos ligantes tfaso formando a base de uma pirâmide quadrangular e um ânion Br- ocupando a quinta posição. Como uma conseqüência da resolução e refinamento da estrutura do complexo de Eu, a estrutura cristalina do ligante PONH2(C6H5) puro foi também determinada e refinada a um fator R de 0,033. / The crystal structure of the complexes Ln(ClO4)3.6[PONH2(C6H5)2] where Ln=Eu, La, Cu[NH2(CH3)2CCO2]2, NiBr2.4[AsO(C6H5)3].8H2O (green), NiBr2.4[AsO(C6H5)3.1,5(CH3C6H5).H2O (orange) and of the ligand PONH2(C6H5)2 have been determined by X-ray diffraction. The complexes involving lanthanide ions refined to final R factors of R(Eu)=0.125 and R(La)=0.133 and the following main features were found: a) the crystal system is cubic; b) the cation is coordinated to six ligand oxygens in octahedral earths on position of high symmetry (23 for Eu and 3 for La); c) the rest of the structures shows different degrees of disorder. In the light of the geometrical configuration, the occurrence of a strong band 5Do-7F2 in the fluorescence spectrum of the Eu complex, forbidden on symmetry grounds, is interpreted as a consequence of vibronic coupling. A splitting of the infrared υP=0 band in the La complex is attributed to the presence of P=0 goups non-equivalently bonded to the rare earth due to the disorder of this atom. The compound involving the Cu(II) ion (final R factor of 0.053) crystallizes in the monoclinic system with the complexes packed in layers parallel to the (100) crystal plane, with intralayer nets of H bonds and weak interactions between consecutive layers, which explains the quasi two-dimensional magnetic behavior observed in these crystals. In the green Ni(II) complex (final R=0.039), the metallic ion is sited on a center of symmetry and is octahedrally coordinated to six water molecules which are hydrogen bonded to the tfaso[AsO(C6H5)3] groups and the bromide ions. In the orange complex (final R=0.087) the cation is pentacoordinated with the four oxygens of the tpas ligands forming the basis of a quadrangular pyramid and one Br- anion in the fifth position. As a by product in the solution and refinement of the Eu complex structure, the crystal structure of the pure ligand PONH2(C6H5) was also determined and refined to a R-factor of 0.033.

No presente trabalho foram estudados os espectros de RPE de um radical nitróxido, 4-hidroxi-2,2,6,6-tetrametilpiperidina-l-oxil (TEMPOL, 11), introduzido como impureza em uma matriz diamagnética, 4-hidroxi-2,2,6,6-tetrametilpiperidina (I), de estrutura conhecida. O uso do radical deuterado, 4-hidroxi-2,2,6,6 -tetrametilpiperidina-d17-l-oxil (PD-TEMPOL, 111) mostrou um aumento considerável na resolução dos espectros para a maioria das orientações do campo magnético. A interação do grupo paramagnético N-O com os prótons vizinhos foram estudadas e os tensores superhiperfinos de dois prótons fortemente acoplados foram determinados. Um desses prótons forma ponte de hidrogênio com o grupo N-O e a distância estimada é 2,09ª&#176. Os autovalores do tensor são: -5,2; 5,4 e -5,1 gauss. O segundo próton está mais distanciado do radical e provavelmente não forma ponte com o radical. Os valores nas direções principais são: 2,0; -1,7;e -2,7 gauss. Com a finalidade de estudar o envolvimento dos prótons na relação eletrônica dos radicais foram estimados os tempos de relaxação T1 e T2 no intervalo de temperatura de -160 a 25&#176C através do método de saturação continua. Foram obtidos os valores em diversas orientações para os radicais protonado (II) e deuterado - (III) para compará-los. Os valores de T2 obtidos são praticamente constante no intervalo de temperatura onde foram medidos e sistematicamente são maiores para o radical deuterado. O tempo de relaxação spin-rede, T1 é dependente da orientação para ambos os radicais. Em geral é obtida urna dependência linear de T1-1 versus T que foi explicada considerando um mecanismo de relaxação por tunelamento dos protons vizinhos entre dois poços de potenciais. Para o radical protonado é observada uma descontinuidade na curva de T1-1 versu T na região de -60&#176C; para o radical deuterado - isto é observado somente para algumas orientações. Este comporta mento poderia ser explicado como devido o congelamento da vibração das pontes de hidrogênio em torno desta temperatura. Um alagamento das linhas de RPE é observado para muitas orientações a partir de -100D&#176C que foi interpretado como devido o congelamento da rotação dos grupos metilas, do radical no caso (II) e da matriz no caso (I) / In the present work the ESR spectra of a nitroxide radical, 4-hydroxi-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-l-oxyl (TANOL, lI), introduced as impurity in a diamagnetic host, 4-hydroxi-2, 2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (1), of know structure, has been investigated. The use of the deuterated radical, 4-hydroxi-2,2, 6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-d17-1-oxyl (PD-TANOL, 111) showed an improved resolution in the ESR spectra for most orientations of the magnetic field. The interactions of protons in the neighbourhood of the paramagnetic group N-O were studied and the superhyperfine tensors for the two strongly compled protons were determined one of these protons is hydrogen bonded to the N-O and the distance is estimated to be 2,09ª&#176. The superhyperfine tensor has principal values -5.2; +5.4; -5.1 gauss. The second proton is further away from the electron and probably is not hydrogen bonded. The principal values for this proton are 2.0; -1.7 and -2,7 gauss. In order to study the involvment of the protons in the electronic relaxation of the radicaIs, the relaxation times T1 and T2 were estimated in the temperature range -160&#176C 25&#176C for many orientations and comparing data for the protonated and deuterated radicaIs II and III, using the continuous wave saturation method. It is shown that the relaxation time T2 is practically constant in the temperature range studied and that it is sistematically greater for the deuterated radical implying narrower lines. The spin-lattice relaxation time TI is dependent upon the orientation of the magnetic field for both radicaIs. In general a linear temperature dependence of T1-1 versus T is obtained and a mechanism of tunelling of protons between close potential walls in used to explain this behavior. In the case of the protonated radical for many orientations of the magnetic field a break is observed in the T1-1 versus T curve around -60&#176C for the deuterated radical this is observed only for fewer orientations. This behaviour could be explained as due to the freezing of hydrogen bonds vibration near this temperature. For many orientations it is also observed that below -100&#176C a broadening of the ESR lines occurs which is probably re1ated to the freezing of the rotations of the methyl groups of the radical, in the case of II, and of the hast I in the case of radical III

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Le but principal de cette thèse est de développer un modèle numérique pour modéliser les phénomènesde bifurcation et du branchement des fissures. Pour réaliser cet objectif, il était indispensablede posséder un modèle permettant un couplage fort entre le modèle de Plasticité cristalline etcelui de l'Endommagement régularisé. Dans un premier temps, quelques outils de post-traitement ont été développés pour analyser les systèmes de glissement actifs. Ces outils ont été utilisés surdes simulations d'éprouvettes réelles, et comparés à des résultats expérimentaux. Par ces comparaisons, l'application du modèle de Plasticité cristalline aux superalliages monocristallins a été validée. Ce modèle a ensuite été couplé avec le modèle d'endommagement régularisé. Le couplage a été réalisé dans les deux sens, c'est-à-dire que l'évolution de la plasticité a une influence sur l'endommagement et vice-versa. Le nouveau modèle peut être implémenté simplement, avec la méthode traditionnelle des Éléments Finis. Des expériences étudiant la propagation de fissure sous des chargements de types différents ont été simulées à l'aide de ce nouveau modèle :éprouvettes CT,fissuration en Mode II et rupture en fluage. Une méthode pour l'identification des paramètres matériaux a également été proposée. / The main goal of this dissertation was to develop a model to simulate the processes of crack bifurcation and crack branching in anisotropic materials. To achieve this goal, a thorough coupling of crystal plasticity and regularised damage models was deemed necessary. Firstly, post-processing tools were developed to better analyse the results obtained from standard Crystal Plasticity simulations. These were then compared with experiments, thereby validating the use of Crystal Plasticity models for Nickel base single crystal superalloys. The validated Crystalplasticity model was then coupled with a regularised microdamage model such that the evolution of plasticity influenced damage and vice versa. The newly developed model allows for the simulation of cracks using the standard Finite Element Approach. Experiments studying crack propagation under different types of loads were simulated using the newly developed model, including CT, shear andcreep specimens. A methodology was also proposed for the identification of the newly introduced material parameters.

Au cours d'une irradiation neutronique à long-terme dans les Réacteurs à Eau Pressurisée (REPs), une modification importante du comportement mécanique des matériaux utilisés dans les internes de cuve (composés des aciers inoxydables austénitiques de la série 300) est observée, y compris un durcissement et un adoucissement induit par irradiation, une perte de la ductilité et de la ténacité. Jusqu'à présent, beaucoup efforts ont été contribués pour identifier les effets d'irradiation sur l'évolution microstructurale du matériau (dislocations, boucles de Frank, cavités, ségrégation, etc.). Le gonflement induit par irradiation, considéré comme un facteur limitant la durée de fonctionnement des réacteurs, pourrait modifier les propriétés mécaniques des matériaux (plasticité, ténacité, etc), même conduire à une distorsion des structures du fait des modifications dimensionnelles entre les différentes composantes.L'objectif principal de ce travail de thèse est d'étudier qualitativement l'influence de l'effet du gonflement sur le comportement mécanique des matériaux irradiés. Un modèle micromécanique constitutif en grandes déformations basé sur les évolutions de la densité de dislocations et de défauts d'irradiation (boucles de Frank) est développé et implémenté dans les codes de calcul éléments finis ZéBuLoN et Cast3M. Les simulations numériques sont réalisées pour calculer les propriétés mécaniques d'un agrégat polycristallin. Par ailleurs, la technique d'homogénéisation est appliquée pour développer un modèle de type Gurson. Les simulations d'une cellule poreuse sont utilisés pour étudier le comportement mécanique des monocristaux poreux, en tenant compte des différents effets de la triaxialité, de la porosité et de l'orientation cristallographique, afin d'étudier l'effet de la présence des cavités sur la plasticité et la rugosité du matériau irradié à l'échelle polycristallin. / During long-time neutron irradiation occurred in Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs), significant changes of the mechanical behavior of materials used in reactor core internals (made of 300 series austenitic stainless steels) are observed, including irradiation-induced hardening and softening, loss of ductility and toughness. So far, much effect has been made to identify radiation effects on material microstructure evolution (dislocations, Frank loops, cavities, segregation, etc.). The irradiation-induced cavity swelling, considered as a potential factor limiting the reactor lifetime, could change the mechanical properties of materials (plasticity, toughness, etc.), even lead to a structure distortion because of the dimensional modifications between different components.The principal aim of the present PhD work is to study qualitatively the influence of cavity swelling on the mechanical behaviors of irradiated materials. A micromechanical constitutive model based on dislocation and irradiation defect (Frank loops) density evolution has been developed and implemented into ZéBuLoN and Cast3M finite element codes to adapt the large deformation framework. 3D FE analysis is performed to compute the mechanical properties of a polycrystalline aggregate. Furthermore, homogenization technique is applied to develop a Gurson-type model. Unit cell simulations are used to study the mechanical behavior of porous single crystals, by accounting for various effects of stress triaxiality, of void volume fraction and of crystallographic orientation, in order to study void effect on the irradiated material plasticity and roughness at polycrystalline scale.

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Des cristaux de Ga1-xFexPO4 ont été obtenus par voie hydrothermale avec xmax=0.23. La synthèse hydrothermale in-situ par spectroscopie d'absorption des rayons X a permis de mettre en évidence le rôle essentiel des cations Ga3+ lors de la nucléation et la cristallisation de la phase mixte Ga1-xFexPO4 de structure quartz-α. La solution solide a été particulièrement étudiée par spectroscopie Raman et des calculs théoriques par DFT ont permis d'identifier clairement les modes de vibration dont la fréquence dépend de la composition chimique du matériau (modes couplés). Dans la même famille des matériaux de type MIIIXVO4, la cristallogénèse de monocristaux de GaAsO4 de grande taille (plusieurs cm3) a été réalisée par croissance hydrothermale basse pression (P < 2MPa). A partir de ces cristaux des mesures piézoélectriques sur résonateur ont permis de confirmer que GaAsO4, possède le coefficient de couplage électromécanique le plus élevé de la famille (20%) ce qui représente 2.5 fois les propriétés du quartz. Par ailleurs GaAsO4 possède des propriétés intéressantes dans le domaine de l'optique non-linéaire. Les mesures ont permis d'obtenir un coefficient de couplage électro-optique d11= 2.98pm/V (3.29pm/V par calcul DFT) ce qui place GaAsO4 parmi les matériaux les plus performants dans ce domaine. Compte tenu de sa haute stabilité thermique, GaAsO4 constitue un matériau bi-fonctionnel très prometteur pour des applications high-tech. / Ga1-xFexPO4 single crystals were grown by hydrothermal methods. In-situ absorption X-ray spectroscopy was used to show the essential role of solvated Ga3+ ions during the nucleation and the crystallization of the alpha-quartz type structure. Solid solutions have been investigated by Raman spectroscopy coupled with theoretical DFT calculations. The dependence of vibrational mode frequencies on the chemical composition was studied thereby allowing a linear dependence of PO4 modes frequencies with the iron content (xFe) to be identified. In the second part, crystal growth of large single crystals (several cm3) of GaAsO4 was performed. The piezoelectric coupling coefficient of 20% was measured, which is 2.5 times that of alpha-quartz. Non-linear optical properties were also measured: the electro-optical coupling coefficient d11 is 2.98pm/V (3.29pm/V with DFT calculations). Due to the high thermal stability, GaAsO4 is a very promising bifunctional material for high technology applications.

Ce travail a pour objectif d’élaborer de manière contrôlée différentes microstructures de (K0,5Na0,5)NbO3 non dopées par différentes mises en forme, bien caractérisées structuralement et microstructuralement, afin d’étudier et d’éclaircir l’influence de la densification et de la taille des grains sur les propriétés piézoélectriques. Il s’agit pour cela de produire des microstructures, avec une composition maitrisée, ayant d’abord des grains de taille micrométrique, ensuite millimétrique et enfin si possible des grains centimétriques de KNN et d’atteindre des densifications allant de 80 % à plus de 95 %. Au-delà de l’ingénierie des microstructures de KNN, l’obtention de monocristaux du composé (K0,5Na0,5)NbO3 de plusieurs mm3, de bonne qualité cristalline et bien caractérisés structuralement et microstructuralement permettrait de caractériser l’ensemble des tenseurs élastiques, diélectriques et piézoélectriques ainsi que de valider des méthodes de caractérisation originales développées au sein du laboratoire GREMAN. / The purpose of this work is to elaborate different controlled microstructures of undoped (K0,5Na0,5)NbO3 by different methods, with full structural and microstructural characterization in order to study and to elucidate the influence of the densification and grain size effect on the piezoelectric properties. For this, it is necessary to produce KNN microstructures with controlled composition, starting with micrometer grain size, then millimeter and if possible centimeter grain size and to attain densification ranging from 80 % up to 95 % of the theoretical one. Beyond the KNN microstructure engineering, the growth of large (K0,5Na0,5)NbO3 single crystals about several mm3 with good crystallinity and full structural and microstructural characterization would enable the elastic, dielectric and piezoelectric tensors to be fully characterized as well as to validate the original characterization methods developed within the GREMAN laboratory.