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Lith. J. Phys. 47, 309–314 (2007)
ELLIPSOMETRIC STUDIES OF ErMnO3
SINGLE CRYSTALS*
G.-J. Babonasa, J.-C. Grivelb, A. Rėzaa,c,
and R. Girkantaitėc
aSemiconductor Physics Institute, A. Goštauto 11,
LT-01108 Vilnius, Lithuania
E-mail: jgb@pfi.lt
bMaterials Research Department, Risø National
Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark, DK-4000 Roskilde,
Denmark
cFaculty of Physics and Technology, Vilnius
Pedagogical University, Studentų 39, LT-08106 Vilnius, Lithuania
Received 8 June 2007
Ellipsometric studies of ErMnO3
single crystals have been carried out in the spectral range of 1–5
eV by means of photometric ellipsometers. Experimental
ellipsometric data were analysed in the uniaxial crystal model.
For the first time, the components of dielectric function of ErMnO3
were determined. The fine structure of dielectric function spectra
was analysed and the origin of the optical features was discussed
taking into account the possible mechanisms of electronic
excitations. It was shown that intra-configuration optical
transitions of d–d and f–f types in
Mn3+ and Er3+ ions, respectively, and
charge-transfer transitions O(2p)→Mn(3d) contribute
to the optical response of ErMnO3. The optical spectra
and electronic energy band structure of ErMnO3 was
compared with those for other manganites.
Keywords: manganites, optical
properties, electronic energy band structure
PACS: 75.47.Lx, 78.20.-e
*The report presented at the 37th Lithuanian National Physics
Conference, 11–13 June 2007, Vilnius, Lithuania.
ErMnO3 MONOKRISTALŲ
ELIPSOMETRINIAI TYRIMAI
G.-J. Babonasa, J.-C. Grivelb, A. Rėzaa,c,
R. Girkantaitėc
aPuslaidininkių fizikos institutas, Vilnius, Lietuva
bDanijos technikos universitetas, Roskildė,
Danija
cVilniaus pedagoginis universitetas, Vilnius,
Lietuva
1–5 eV spektrų ruože, panaudojant fotometrinius
elipsometrus, atlikti ErMnO3 monokristalų
elipsometriniai tyrimai. Eksperimentiniai elipsometriniai duomenys
analizuoti remiantis vienašio kristalo modeliu. Pirmą kartą
nustatyti ErMnO3 dielektrinės funkcijos komponentų
spektrai. Išnagrinėta dielektrinės funkcijos spektrų smulkioji
sandara ir aptarta optinių ypatumų kilmė, atsižvelgiant į galimus
elektroninių sužadinimų mechanizmus. Nustatyta, kad ErMnO3
optinį atsaką sukelia nekeičiantys jonų Mn3+ ir Er3+
konfigūracijų, atitinkamai d–d ir f–f,
šuoliai ir O(2p)→Mn(3d) šuoliai su krūvio pernaša.
Palyginti ErMnO3 ir kitų manganitų optiniai spektrai ir
elektroninių juostų sandara.
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