Abstract
Absorption, light-induced absorption changes, photo and dark conductivities, bulk photovoltaic currents and two-beam coupling gain coefficients are measured for oxidized, as grown and reduced BaTiO3:Rh,Fe crystals. Theoxidized sample shows hole conductivity and three photorefractive levels are present: Rh4+/5+ Fe4+/5+ and Rh3+/4+. The measurements indicate that Rh3+/4+ is responsible for the photo conductivity and that its energy level is located (0.9 ± 0.1) eV above the valence band edge. Theas grown sample also shows hole conductivity and two photorefractive levels are involved: Rh3+/4+ and Fe 3+/4+. The results yield that the Fe3+/4+ level is located (0.95 ± 0.05) eV above the valence band edge. In thereduced sample electrons are the dominant charge carriers and two levels are of importance. The shallow one is located (0.39 ± 0.05) eV below the conduction band edge. Here the performance of this crystal is strongly impaired by a pronounced sublinear photo conductivity.
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van Stevendaal, U., Buse, K., Kämper, S. et al. Light-induced charge transport processes in photorefractive barium titanate doped with rhodium and iron. Appl. Phys. B 63, 315–321 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01828733
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