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Domain structure and electrical properties of Gd-and Tm-doped lithium niobate single crystals

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We have grown lithium niobate single crystals doped with rare-earth elements (Gd and Tm) and have examined etch patterns on their surfaces by atomic force microscopy. The thermal stability of their regular domain structure has been assessed, and their anomalous electrical properties have been studied in the temperature range 300–380 K.

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  1. Tananaev Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements and Mineral Raw Materials, Kola Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Fersmana 26a, Apatity, Murmansk oblast, 184209, Russia

    M. N. Palatnikov, N. V. Sidorov, O. B. Shcherbina, I. V. Biryukova, V. V. Efremov & V. T. Kalinnikov

  2. Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology, Technical University, pr. 4806 5, Zelenograd, Moscow, 124498, Russia

    B. A. Loginov

  3. Optoelectronic Research Centre, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK

    P. G. R. Smith

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Original Russian Text © M.N. Palatnikov, B.A. Loginov, N.V. Sidorov, O.B. Shcherbina, I.V. Biryukova, V.V. Efremov, P. G. R. Smith, V.T. Kalinnikov, 2007, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2007, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 74–79.

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Palatnikov, M.N., Loginov, B.A., Sidorov, N.V. et al. Domain structure and electrical properties of Gd-and Tm-doped lithium niobate single crystals. Inorg Mater 43, 68–72 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168507010141

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