Giant photo-induced dielectricity in SrTiO3

被引:90
作者
Hasegawa, T [1 ]
Mouri, S [1 ]
Yamada, Y [1 ]
Tanaka, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Kyoto Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, Kyoto 6068502, Japan
关键词
quantum paraelectric; Debye-type relaxation; photo-induced polar domain;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.72.41
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Dielectric properties are studied in quantum paraelectric SrTiO3 under UV-light illumination from 100 Hz to 1 MHz at low temperatures. We demonstrate that the complex dielectric constant is strongly enhanced by interband photo-excitation. Dispersion measurements confirm that the photo-induced Debye-type relaxator enhances the dielectric constant. The anomalous temperature and excitation-density dependence of the relaxation time suggests that photo-induced polar domains with finite lifetime lead to the novel dielectric properties.
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