Abstract
Impurity incorporation mechanisms in lithium niobate are discussed. It is concluded that the simplistic electrical charge misfit considerations may in fact control site occupancy for impurities. Divalent Fe, Mg, and Mn are found to sit on lithium sites. Trivalent Fe sits on lithium sites and hexavalent W sits on niobium sites. The general observation of 3-fold axial defects in EPR is attributed to the internal electric field aligning point defect clusters on cooling.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | NIST Special Publication |
| Pages | 269-274 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Edition | 804 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1991 |
| Event | Proceedings of the International Conference on the Chemistry of Electronic Ceramic Materials - Jackson, WY, USA Duration: Aug 17 1990 → Aug 22 1990 |
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| Other | Proceedings of the International Conference on the Chemistry of Electronic Ceramic Materials |
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| City | Jackson, WY, USA |
| Period | 8/17/90 → 8/22/90 |
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Birnie, D. P. (1991). Impurity incorporation mechanisms in LiNbO3
. In NIST Special Publication (804 ed., pp. 269-274)