The vacancy-type defects in Nb-doped SrTiO3 and in undoped SrTiO3, annealed in H2 flow, were investigated by means of positron lifetime and 2D angular correlation of annihilation radiation experiments. The calculations of the lifetime of positron were performed by using atomic superposition (AT-SUP) method. The results showed that positrons annihilated from a free state in the Nb-doped SrTiO3. The trapping centers in the annealed sample were found to be O vacancies VO associated with relaxation of the surrounding ions. Moreover, the momentum distributions of the samples studied were correlated to the variation of their electronic structure. It was proposed from the drastic change in the momentum distribution upon introduction of VO, that 2D- angular correlation of annihilation radiation technique was a sensitive tool for acquiring information on the electronic and bond structure of the perovskite oxides.

Vacancy-Type Defects and Electronic Structure of Perovskite-Oxide SrTiO3 from Positron Annihilation. A.S.Hamid, A.Uedono, T.Chikyow, K.Uwe, K.Mochizuki, S.Kawaminami: Physica Status Solidi A, 2006, 203[2], 300-5