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Influence of Li and Nb ratios on the defect structure and exposure energy in LiNbO3:Fe:Mn:Zr crystals

  • Chao Xu
  • , Chunhui Yang*
  • , Li Dai
  • , Liang Sun
  • , Yuheng Xu
  • , Liangcai Cao
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harbin University of Science and Technology
  • Tsinghua University

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Abstract

A series of LiNbO3:Fe:Mn:Zr crystals with different ratios of Li/Nb in the melt (0.94,1.05,1.20 and 1.38, respectively) were grown by the conventional Czochralski technique. The ultraviolet-visible spectra were measured in order to analyze the defect structure of the crystals. The measurement of the Zr concentrations and Li/Nb ratios in the crystals was carried out with an inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer. The light-induced scattering was investigated as a function of exposure energy. The results showed that the ability to resist the light-induced scattering was improved considerably with the increase of the Li/Nb ratio. The relationship between the defect structures and the light-induced scattering was discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4167-4170
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume509
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Mar 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Distribution coefficient
  • Li/Nb ratio
  • Light-induced scattering

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