Electric-Field-Induced Soft-Mode Hardening in SrTiO3 Films

I. A. Akimov, A. A. Sirenko, A. M. Clark, Jianhua Hao, X. X. Xi

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Abstract

We have studied electric-field-induced Raman scattering in SrTiO3 thin films using an indium-tin-oxide/SrTiO3/SrRuO3 structure grown by pulsed laser deposition. The soft mode polarized along the field becomes Raman active. Experimental data for electric-field-induced hardening of the soft modes and the tuning of the static dielectric constant are in agreement described by the Lyddane-Sachs-Teller formalism. The markedly different behavior of the soft modes in thin films from that in the bulk is explained by the existence of local polar regions.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4625-4628
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume84
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2000
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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