Field induced modification of defect complexes in magnesium-doped lithium niobate PROJECT TITLE :Field induced modification of defect complexes in magnesium-doped lithium niobateABSTRACT:Dielectric constant, thermally stimulated depolarization currents (TSDC), and conductivity of undoped and 5% Mg-doped LiNbO3 single crystals between −100 °C and 200 °C have been investigated. A Debye-like dielectric relaxation with an activation energy of 135 meV is observed in the Mg-doped material, but not in undoped crystals. On heating this relaxation disappears near 140 °C and does not reappear after cooling. Anomalies observed in TSDC around this temperature are attributed to the motion of lithium vacancies, in agreement with conductivity measurements. It is proposed that in thermal equilibrium the electrons from the MgLi• donors are trapped in ( 4MgLi•+4VLi′) defect complexes. High-temperature poling breaks these defect complexes. The transition of the liberated electrons between the MgLi• donor centers and the NbNb forming the conduction band gives rise to the observed dielectric relaxation. Did you like this research project? To get this research project Guidelines, Training and Code... Click Here facebook twitter google+ linkedin stumble pinterest A model for arsenic anti-site incorporation in GaAs grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy Band alignment in visible-light photo-active CoO/SrTiO3 (001) heterostructures
