Influence of heat and UV light on the coercive field of lithium niobate crystals

Applied Physics B - Tập 101 - Trang 535-539 - 2010
H. Steigerwald1, F. von Cube1, F. Luedtke1, V. Dierolf2, K. Buse1
1Institute of Physics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
2Department of Physics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA

Tóm tắt

Heating and UV illumination reduce the coercive field of lithium niobate crystals. It is found that both effects add up, leading to the conclusion that the underlying mechanisms are different. We present arguments that heating leads to an increased ionic conductivity that changes defect structures which pin domain walls, while UV illumination enables electrical screening of the pinning defects by photo-excited electrons.

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