Direct Imaging of Submicron Scale Defect-induced Birefringence in SrTiO₃ Bicrystals
McDaniel, E. B. · Hsu, J. W. P.
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Using a near-field scanning optical microscope capable of quantitative polarimetry, we map the anisotropic strain fields associated with individual submicron defects near the fusion boundaries of SrTiO₃ bicrystals. Many defects exhibit unexpected spiral-shape strain patterns, whose handedness is believed to be linked to the bicrystal synthesis process. Direct observation of these defect-induced strain fields helps explain previously observed non-uniformity in the characteristics of high temperature superconductor grain boundary junctions fabricated on SrTiO₃ bicrystals.
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