Photo-induced Charge Dynamics on BaTIO3 (001) Surface Characterized by Surface Probe Microscopy

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Shao, Rui
Nikiforov, Maxim P
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The surface potential of a multidomain BaTiO3 (001) surface was imaged in the presence and absence of ultraviolet (UV) illumination. The UV radiation induces a decrease in the surface potential contrast between c+ and c− domains with a time constant of a few seconds due to redistribution of photocarriers and screening. A slower process of recovery was observed after illumination. In addition, scanning a conducting atomic force microscopy tip in contact under UV illumination destabilizes some ferroelectric domains.

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2006-09-11
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Postprint version. Published in Applied Physics Letters, Volume 89, Issue 11, 2006, 112904-1-3. Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2348776
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