Photodarkening and paramagnetism in ultraviolet exposed lead lanthanum zirconate ceramics

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and photothermal deflection spectroscopy (PDS) have been utilized to characterize samples of lead lanthanum zirconate titanate (PLZT) ceramics before and after ultraviolet (uv) irradiation. We find a variety of EPR resonances in the unirradiated samples, including those attributable to Cu+2, Fe+3, Pb+3, and Ti+3 ions. The dark optical absorption spectra show broad, exponential subgap absorption tails which increase in magnitude with decreasing grain size. In addition, some of the larger grain ceramics show a prominent absorption enhancement which seems to correlate well with the density of Ti+3 centers. During and after uv illumination with light near the PLZT band gap, substantial increases are seen in the density of paramagnetic Ti+3 and Pb+3 ions, and a broad absorption peak appears at ∼2.6 eV. The spatial distribution of the induced absorption correlates well with the location of the absorbed uv, suggesting that photoproduced carrier pairs are trapped at Ti+4 and ...

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