DETERMINATION OF THE ENERGY-GAP FOR CHARGED EXCITATIONS IN INSULATING LA2CUO4

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作者
THIO, T [1 ]
BIRGENEAU, RJ [1 ]
CASSANHO, A [1 ]
KASTNER, MA [1 ]
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[1] MIT,DEPT PHYS,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1990年 / 42卷 / 16期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.42.10800
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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Measurements are reported of the photoconductivity (PO) in reduced, undoped, single-crystal La2CuO4. The spectral dependence of the PC shows a threshold at 2.00.1 eV, corresponding to the minimum energy for the creation of charged excitations. Transient measurements indicate that the PC is surprisingly persistent: the average recombination time is longer than 10 s at room teperature. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:10800 / 10803
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