On the single domain nature of stoichiometric LiNbO3 grown from melts containing K2O

V. Bermúdez; P. S. Dutta; M. D. Serrano; E. Diéguez

doi:10.1063/1.119265

On the single domain nature of stoichiometric LiNbO₃ grown from melts containing K₂O

V. Bermúdez, P. S. Dutta, M. D. Serrano, E. Diéguez^*

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Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

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Abstract

Stoichiometric crystals of LiNbO₃ were grown by the Czochralski technique from a congruent melt with 6 wt% of K₂O flux dopant. The crystals were always single domain irrespective of the seed history. Analysis of the domain structure at the seed-crystal boundary reveals a domain inversion in certain cases. During crystal growth, self-poling of initially unpoled congruent LiNbO₃ seeds was observed. It is thought that the monodomain nature of the crystals is attributed to the reduction of native defects due to their stoichiometric Li-Nb composition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	729-731
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	70
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.119265
Publication status	Published - 10 Feb 1997
Externally published	Yes

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