Abstract
Relaxation process of self-trapped polaron is investigated by a nonadiabatic molecular dynamic method. We show localized disorder due to lattice fluctuations can give rise to a tightly-bound electronic state in ultraviolet illuminated SrTiO3 crystal. This bound state is actually a self-trapped polaron in accordance with the experimentally observed large Stokes-shift. The formation of the self-trapped polaron is shown to be an ultrafast process.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2920-2924 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics |
Volume | 372 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 14 2008 |
Keywords
- Dynamics
- Luminescence
- Photoexcitation
- Self-trapped polaron