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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "Polarons in dielectric crystals play a crucial role for applications in integrated
electronics and optoelectronics. In this work, we use density-functional theory
and Green's function methods to explore the microscopic structure and spectroscopic
signatures of electron polarons in lithium niobate (LiNbO3). Total-energy calculations
and the comparison of calculated electron paramagnetic resonance data with available
measurements reveal the formation of bound \r\npolarons at Nb_Li antisite defects
with a quasi-Jahn-Teller distorted, tilted configuration. The defect-formation
energies further indicate that (bi)polarons may form not only at \r\nNb_Li antisites
but also at structures where the antisite Nb atom moves into a neighboring empty
oxygen octahedron. Based on these structure models, and on the calculated charge-transition
levels and potential-energy barriers, we propose two mechanisms for the optical
and thermal splitting of bipolarons, which provide a natural explanation for the
reported two-path recombination of bipolarons. Optical-response calculations based
on the Bethe-Salpeter equation, in combination with available experimental data
and new measurements of the optical absorption spectrum, further corroborate the
geometries proposed here for free and defect-bound (bi)polarons."
article_number: '043002'
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Falko
full_name: Schmidt, Falko
id: '35251'
last_name: Schmidt
orcid: 0000-0002-5071-5528
- first_name: Agnieszka L.
full_name: Kozub, Agnieszka L.
id: '77566'
last_name: Kozub
orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6584-0201
- first_name: Timur
full_name: Biktagirov, Timur
id: '65612'
last_name: Biktagirov
- first_name: Christof
full_name: Eigner, Christof
id: '13244'
last_name: Eigner
orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5693-3083
- first_name: Christine
full_name: Silberhorn, Christine
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last_name: Silberhorn
- first_name: Arno
full_name: Schindlmayr, Arno
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last_name: Schindlmayr
orcid: 0000-0002-4855-071X
- first_name: Wolf Gero
full_name: Schmidt, Wolf Gero
id: '468'
last_name: Schmidt
orcid: 0000-0002-2717-5076
- first_name: Uwe
full_name: Gerstmann, Uwe
id: '171'
last_name: Gerstmann
orcid: 0000-0002-4476-223X
citation:
ama: 'Schmidt F, Kozub AL, Biktagirov T, et al. Free and defect-bound (bi)polarons
in LiNbO3: Atomic structure and spectroscopic signatures from ab initio calculations.
Physical Review Research. 2020;2(4). doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043002'
apa: 'Schmidt, F., Kozub, A. L., Biktagirov, T., Eigner, C., Silberhorn, C., Schindlmayr,
A., Schmidt, W. G., & Gerstmann, U. (2020). Free and defect-bound (bi)polarons
in LiNbO3: Atomic structure and spectroscopic signatures from ab initio calculations.
Physical Review Research, 2(4), Article 043002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043002'
bibtex: '@article{Schmidt_Kozub_Biktagirov_Eigner_Silberhorn_Schindlmayr_Schmidt_Gerstmann_2020,
title={Free and defect-bound (bi)polarons in LiNbO3: Atomic structure and spectroscopic
signatures from ab initio calculations}, volume={2}, DOI={10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043002},
number={4043002}, journal={Physical Review Research}, publisher={American Physical
Society}, author={Schmidt, Falko and Kozub, Agnieszka L. and Biktagirov, Timur
and Eigner, Christof and Silberhorn, Christine and Schindlmayr, Arno and Schmidt,
Wolf Gero and Gerstmann, Uwe}, year={2020} }'
chicago: 'Schmidt, Falko, Agnieszka L. Kozub, Timur Biktagirov, Christof Eigner,
Christine Silberhorn, Arno Schindlmayr, Wolf Gero Schmidt, and Uwe Gerstmann.
“Free and Defect-Bound (Bi)Polarons in LiNbO3: Atomic Structure and Spectroscopic
Signatures from Ab Initio Calculations.” Physical Review Research 2, no.
4 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043002.'
ieee: 'F. Schmidt et al., “Free and defect-bound (bi)polarons in LiNbO3:
Atomic structure and spectroscopic signatures from ab initio calculations,” Physical
Review Research, vol. 2, no. 4, Art. no. 043002, 2020, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043002.'
mla: 'Schmidt, Falko, et al. “Free and Defect-Bound (Bi)Polarons in LiNbO3: Atomic
Structure and Spectroscopic Signatures from Ab Initio Calculations.” Physical
Review Research, vol. 2, no. 4, 043002, American Physical Society, 2020, doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043002.'
short: F. Schmidt, A.L. Kozub, T. Biktagirov, C. Eigner, C. Silberhorn, A. Schindlmayr,
W.G. Schmidt, U. Gerstmann, Physical Review Research 2 (2020).
date_created: 2020-09-09T09:35:21Z
date_updated: 2023-04-20T16:06:21Z
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doi: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043002
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