Bidomain structures formed in lithium niobate and lithium tantalate single crystals by light annealing

Journal Article · Tue Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Crystallography Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063774516020115· OSTI ID:22645573

Kislyuk, A. M.; Bykov, A. S.; Malinkovich, M. D.; Zhukov, R. N.; Kiselev, D. A.; Ksenich, S. V.; Temirov, A. A.; Timushkin, N. G.; Parkhomenko, Yu. N. ^[1]

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1. National University of Science and Technology “MISiS” (Russian Federation)

The bidomain structures produced by light external heating in z-cut lithium niobate and lithium tantalate single crystals are formed and studied. Interdomain regions about 200 and 40 μm wide in, respectively, LiNbO{sub 3} and LiTaO{sub 3} bidomain crystals are visualized and studied by optical microscopy and piezoresponse force microscopy. Extended chains and lines of domains in the form of thin layers with a width less than 10 μm in volume, which penetrate the interdomain region and spread over distances of up to 1 mm, are found.

• OSTI ID: 22645573
• Journal Information: Crystallography Reports, Vol. 61, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2016 Pleiades Publishing, Inc.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7745
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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