Earth’s Cryosphere, 2017, Vol. XXI, No. 6, p. 39-47

THE SEARCH FOR FERROELECTRIC ICE IN POROUS MEDIA ON THE EARTH

G.S. Bordonskiy, A.O. Orlov

Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology, SB RAS,
16а, Nedorezova str., Chita, 672014, Russia; lgc255@mail.ru

In search of ferroelectric ice, the thermal measurements of wet nanoporous silicates when cooled down to –150 °C and experiments on measuring own low-frequency electric fluctuations, dielectric parameters at low frequencies and microwaves have been carried out. The findings have been interpreted as formation the ferroelectric ice 0 in supercooled pore water at temperatures below –20 °C. The existence of ice XI on the Earth remains an open issue.

Supercooled water, nanoporous silicates, ferroelectric properties, ice 0, ice XI