Abstract
An effective method of in situ poling of LiNbO3 by applying a constant electric field after growth below the Curie temperature is described. The current transient behaviour due to repolarization of domains has been studied. Completely single domain crystals can be obtained by this method without any problems of seed decomposition, melt electrolysis or near surface degradation due to the applied field that are encountered in conventional methods. The optimized growth conditions and electric field parameters to obtain mono-domain crystals are presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 409-412 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Crystal Growth |
| Volume | 169 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |