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Features of the Electrical Properties of Lithium Niobate Crystals Grown from a Melt Containing K2O Flux

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The variations of electrical conductivity and the primary pyroelectric coefficient with temperature for lithium niobate (LiNbO3) crystals grown from melt containing K2O flux are studied in the range of 292–450 K. These crystals are found to exhibit considerable anisotropy of electrical conductivity, and the proton conductivity is dominant in the studied temperature range.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to S.M. Kostritskii (OOO Optolink, Zelenograd, Russia) for providing us with samples of commercially available optical grade congruent lithium niobate.

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    A. V. Yatsenko & S. V. Evdokimov

  2. Tananaev Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements and Mineral Raw Materials of the Kola Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Apatity, Russia

    M. N. Palatnikov & N. V. Sidorov

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Yatsenko, A.V., Evdokimov, S.V., Palatnikov, M.N. et al. Features of the Electrical Properties of Lithium Niobate Crystals Grown from a Melt Containing K2O Flux. Phys. Solid State 61, 1211–1217 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106378341907031X

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