Abstract
Three Fe3+ centers with tetragonal symmetry and with the defect axis parallel to the polarization direction were detected in ferroelectric PbTiO3 crystals using electron paramagnetic resonance. All exhibit large zero-field splittings (ZFS). Two are assigned to Fe3+-oxygen vacancy dipole defect complexes, and the third to the isolated Fe3+ with distant charge compensation. The Fe3+-V-O defect with the largest ZFS converts to the second stable center on annealing; comparison of the cubic ZFS terms show the in-plane oxygen ligands relax outwards in stable center.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 014101 |
Pages (from-to) | - |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physical Review B: Condensed matter and materials physics |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- annealing
- charge compensation
- crystal symmetry
- dielectric polarisation
- ferroelectric materials
- hyperfine structure
- lead compounds
- paramagnetic resonance
- vacancies (crystal)
- S-STATE
- ALIGNMENT
- CRYSTALS
- TITANATE
- FATIGUE
- STRAIN
- OXIDES
- EPR