Published October 1, 2007 | Version v1
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Spectrally resolved microprobe cathodoluminescence of intergrowth Bi5-xLaxTiNbWO15 ferroelectrics

  • 1. Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585, Kyoto, Japan and Research Institute for Nanoscience (RIN) Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585, Kyoto (Japan)
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050 (China)
  • 3. Ceramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585, Kyoto (Japan) and Research Institute for Nanoscience (RIN) Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, 606-8585, Kyoto (Japan)

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Spectrally resolved cathodoluminescence measurements of Bi5-xLaxTiNbWO15 (x=0-1.50) ceramics at room temperature showed three distinct luminescence bands located at about 380, 502, and 660 nm, respectively, which were tentatively assigned to F+ center, oxygen vacancy-related defect and octahedron structure-related luminescence center, respectively. These assignments could be made in light of electron irradiation experiments with different exposure times. Bands related to oxygen vacancies were clearly enhanced by lanthanum doping, indicating that charge compensation occurred by the substitution of Bi for La3+ in perovskitelike structured intergrowth ferroelectrics. We observed that, for contents of La3+ x>0.75, La3+ ions entered the [Bi2O2]2+ layer according to a doping mechanism which is briefly discussed in this letter

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Journal Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Journal Volume
102
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 076106-076106.3
ISSN
0021-8979
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