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A study on magnesium diffusion into LiNbO3 single crystal by x-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, and scanning electron microscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Wenxiu Que ,
Siakpiang Lim ,
Xi Yao  and
A. Q. Liu
Wenxiu Que
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260
Siakpiang Lim
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260
Xi Yao
Affiliation:
Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, People's Republic of China
A. Q. Liu
Affiliation:
Materials Research Division, Defence Science Organisation, Ministry of Defence, Singapore 118230
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Abstract

The diffusion of magnesium into lithium niobate single crystal under different diffusion conditions has been studied by x-ray diffraction, glancing-incidence x-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, and scanning electron microscopy in an attempt to determine the diffusion mechanism and evaluate the crystallinity of the diffused layer. It is found that the magnesium diffused layer exhibits the crystal structure of an unknown compound from the Mg–Li–Nb–O ternary system and MgNb2O6. The MgNb2O6 is in the surface layer of the magnesium diffused layer, while the unknown compound is in the subsurface layer beneath the MgNb2O6. It is proposed that this unknown compound and MgNb2O6 which form during a solid state reaction between a thin layer of MgO and a lithium niobate crystal in a Li2O-rich atmosphere are the real sources for Mg ion indiffusion into lithium niobate crystal. The changes in Curie temperature with diffusion parameters are noted. Reasons of lattice distortion and mechanisms of Mg ion indiffusion are discussed and analyzed.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 12 , Issue 12 , December 1997 , pp. 3380 - 3385
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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