Abstract
A theory of self-localized states of free carriers near polarization fluctuations (fluctuons) in disordered ferroelectrics is developed. Calculations are carried out for the model disordered ferroelectric K1− x LixTaO3 (x≪0.05). The basic characteristics of the fluctuon — the energy and radius of the fluctuon state — are calculated as functions of the impurity dipole concentration and temperature. The theory predicts the appearence of stable fluctuon states in both the mixed ferroelectric-dipole-glass phase (a dipole glass is the electric analog of a spin glass) and the dipole-glass state of disordered ferroelectrics. The possible role of fluctuons in kinetic phenomena such as conductivity in these substances is discussed.
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Pis’ma Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 65, No. 5, 425–429 (10 March 1997)
Published in English in the original Russian journal. Edited by Steve Torstveit.