Published May 1, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Photoexcitations in La2CuO4: 2-eV energy gap and long-lived defect states

  • 1. Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1106

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We report the photoinduced optical-absorption spectrum of La2CuO4. Two photoinduced absorptions are observed, peaking at 0.5 and at 1.4 eV, with a crossover to photoinduced bleaching above 2.0 eV. These data, together with observed luminescence at ∼2 eV, confirm the presence of an energy gap at or above this energy, as well as the existence of long-lived stable electronic defect states in this system

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
13
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
7506-7509
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD