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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 dd and ff 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 dd ir ff, 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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