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Preparation and Characterization of Lithium Niobate Single Crystals Activated with Magnesium and Boron

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A technologically feasible process has been proposed for the preparation of homogeneous single-phase magnesium–boron codoped lithium niobate growth charge. It has been used in Czochralski growth of LiNbO3:Mg,B lithium niobate single crystals with a highly uniform dopant distribution. The crystals have been shown to have optical quality. The results of this study are important for designing a process for the preparation of materials with a weak photorefractive effect to be used in nonlinear optics and other areas of science and technology.

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Masloboeva, S.M., Efremov, I.N., Biryukova, I.V. et al. Preparation and Characterization of Lithium Niobate Single Crystals Activated with Magnesium and Boron. Inorg Mater 57, 1271–1278 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168521120104

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