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P Herth1, T Granzow, D Schaniel
1Institut für Mineralogie, Universität zu Köln, 50674 Köln, Germany.
Abstract:
Transient light-induced absorption in LiNbO3 is observed in the blue-green spectral range after pulsed illumination with 532 nm. Its buildup and decay in Fe-doped LiNbO3 is satisfactorily described by a sum of two stretched exponential functions. For undoped LiNbO3, however, only one stretched exponential decay is observed. These experimental results are explained by the formation of both small Nb(Li)4+ electron polarons and O- hole polarons. The mechanism is discussed on the basis of a proposed band scheme.
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