Light-Induced Capacitance Tunability in Ferroelectric Crystals

The remote controlling of ferroic properties with light is nowadays a hot and highly appealing topic in materials science. Here, we shed light on some of the unresolved issues surrounding light-matter coupling in ferroelectrics. Our findings show that the capacitance and, consequently, its related i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Páez-Margarit, David, Rubio Marcos, Fernando, Ochoa, Diego A, Campo, Ángel Adolfo del, Fernández Lozano, José Francisco, García, José E
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/413635
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/413635
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85049239157
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:barium titanate
capacitance tunability
ferroelectric crystals
light-induced phenomena
photodetectors
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Sumario:The remote controlling of ferroic properties with light is nowadays a hot and highly appealing topic in materials science. Here, we shed light on some of the unresolved issues surrounding light-matter coupling in ferroelectrics. Our findings show that the capacitance and, consequently, its related intrinsic material property, i.e., the dielectric constant, can be reversibly adjusted through the light power control. High photodielectric performance is exhibited across a wide range of the visible light wavelength because of the wavelength-independence of the phenomenon. We have verified that this counterintuitive behavior can be strongly ascribed to the existence of "locally free charges" at domain wall.