Ferroelectric and optical hysteresis in SBN doped with rare earth elements

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作者
Woike, T
Volk, T
Dorfler, U
Pankrath, R
Ivleva, L
Wohlecke, M
机构
[1] Univ Cologne, Inst Kristallog, D-50674 Koln, Germany
[2] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Crystallog, Moscow 117333, Russia
[3] Univ Osnabruck, Fachbereich Phys, D-49069 Osnabruck, Germany
[4] Russian Acad Sci, Inst Gen Phys, Moscow 117942, Russia
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10.1080/07315179808204188
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O469 [凝聚态物理学];
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070205 ;
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In Sr0.61Ba0.39Nb2O6 crystals doped with Ce or Tm the dependence of the two-beam coupling gain factor Gamma on an external dc-field E applied after recording shows a hysteresis, which reflects the ferroelectric P - E hysteresis. At coercive fields E-c the sign of Gamma abruptly reverses, i.e. the energy transfer direction between the coupled beams. The field-controlled state of Gamma is stable and stored after turning off the fields. The results are discussed in terms of the electrooptical effect and ferroelectricity in oxygen-octahedra ferroelectrics.
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