Change of melting temperature of non-doped and Mg-doped lithium niobate under an external electric field

Rayko Simura, Kodai Nakamura, Satoshi Uda

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Abstract

The melting temperatures of lithium niobate (LN:LiNbO3) sintered powders of varying composition were measured under an electric field by an in-house-made DTA capable of applying an electric field. For non-doped LN (XLi=[Li]/[Li]+[Nb]=0.460-0.500), the congruent point moved away from the stoichiometric composition under an external electric field, while the congruent point may have moved toward the stoichiometric composition when 6.0 mol% Mg was added to LN. The temperature change for 0-10 mol% Mg-doped c-LN is also shown and the maximum temperature change (∼3 °C) was observed at 6.0 mol% doping.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3873-3877
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume310
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008 Aug 1

Keywords

  • A1. Phase equilibria
  • A1. Solid solutions
  • A2. Growth from melt
  • B1. Niobates
  • B1. Oxides

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