FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS OF PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY IN MAGNESIUM DOPED LITHIUM NIOBATE.
Abstract
Measurements on a variety of doped (magnesium and/or iron) and undoped lithium niobate crystals in the oxidized state demonstrate an Arrhenius dependence of electrical conductivity on reciprocal temperature between 460 and 590 degrees K. All of the crystals, regardless of doping, had roughly the same conductivity and activation energy (1. 23 ev. ) in this temperature range, implying that all of the crystals have about the same free carrier concentration and mobility. Based on these data a model is presented in which the enhanced photoconductivity of magnesium doped lithium niobate is attributed to a greatly increased free photoelectron lifetime, due to a correspondingly reduced trapping cross-section of Fe**3** plus for electrons. The smaller cross-section is due to a changed site for Fe**3** plus in magnesium doped crystals. Evidence for the new site is provided by ESR data. Photoconductivity measurements show that the trapping cross-section of Fe**3** plus for electrons in lithium niobate agrees satisfactorily with the value calculated from a simple theoretical model.
Recommended Citation
R. Gerson et al., "FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS OF PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY IN MAGNESIUM DOPED LITHIUM NIOBATE.," Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 704, pp. 221 - 226, Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, Jan 1987.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1117/12.937182
Department(s)
Physics
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-089252739-7
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0277-786X
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1987