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DF: Fachverband Dielektrische Festkörper
DF 5: Poster Session on Ferroic Domain Walls - Multiferroics (DF with KR/MA/TT)
DF 5.4: Poster
Monday, March 16, 2015, 19:00–21:00, Poster C
Raman spectroscopy for the characterization of ferroelectric materials: An Overview — •Michael Rüsing1, Peter Mackwitz1, Gerhard Berth1,2, and Artur Zrenner1,2 — 1Department Physik, Universität Paderborn, 33098 Paderborn, Germany — 2Center of Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn (CeOPP), 33098 Paderborn, Germany
Nonlinear ferroelectrics are a key material class for application in integrated optics from the high power to the single photon level. The exploitable properties range from the electro-optic effect, to large nonlinear susceptibilities and the possibility to achieve quasi-phase matching by periodic poling. But design and fabrication of devices requires an extensive knowledge on the limiting factors, such as intrinsic and extrinsic defects. Here Raman spectroscopy offers a versatile tool for characterization of material properties due to its sensitivity to a wide range of effects. This work provides an overview on performed Raman studies in various ferroelectrics, including Lithium-Niobate-Tantalate mixed crystals and KTP. Determined properties include the relative scattering tensor strengths, material composition in mixed crystals and dielectric properties. Of particular interest is the study of ferroelectric domain structures, whose behavior influenced by the presence of defects.