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Spectroscopic Studies of SrTiO3 Using Impurity-Ion Probes

S. E. Stokowski* and A. L. Schawlow

  • Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305

  • *National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellow.

Phys. Rev. 178, 457 – Published 10 February, 1969

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.178.457

Abstract

Sharp-line fluorescence and absorption in the region of 7935 Å were observed in Cr3+-doped and undoped SrTiO3. It is reasonably established that the fluorescence and absorption are due to the E2A24 transition (R line) of the Cr3+ ion. Polarization and absorption measurements indicate that the R-line transition is magnetic dipole. Fluorescence from Mn4+-doped SrTiO3 was seen at about 7230 Å. At low temperatures, a temperature-dependent splitting of the R-line transition of Cr3+ is seen. It is shown that this is due to the lifting of the degeneracy of the E2 state by the temperature-dependent tetragonal field present in SrTiO3 below 103±2°K. These results are compared with previous measurements on rare-earth ions in SrTiO3. The possible origin of the tetragonal transition is discussed.

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