Microstructure and defect characteristics of lithium niobate with different Li concentrations
Kunfeng Chen, Yanlu Li, Chao Peng, Zheng Lu, Xingyun Luo, Dongfeng Xue
Abstract
Li vacancies and Nb antisites are stable point defects in congruent lithium niobate. The intrinsic point defects induce the Li/Nb cation mixing, the formation of temperature-dependent defect microstructures, and disorder within the LiNbO 3 lattice frame.
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Lithium niobateMicrostructureMaterials scienceCrystallographic defectLithium (medication)Lattice (music)Composite materialCrystallographyOptoelectronicsChemistryEndocrinologyAcousticsMedicinePhysicsPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis