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Magnesium-and-Zinc-Doped Lithium Niobate Crystals: Preparation and Characterization

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Double-doping technology for growing lithium niobate crystals (LiNbO3:Mg:Zn) was developed. The crystals were highly homogeneous and had high optical damage resistance, so they show promise for use as photonic and nonlinear optical components. The crystals were grown from the LiNbO3:0.145 wt % Mg:1.98 wt % Zn batch. The batch was prepared by homogeneous doping. The proposed flowsheet can serve as the basis for a large-scale technology of doped lithium niobate single crystals.

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The study was supported by the Ministry for Education and Science of the Russian Federation in the frame of the Governmental assignment (no. AAAA-A18-118022190125-2).

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  1. Tananaev Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Rare-Earth Elements and Mineral Raw Materials, a Branch of the Kola Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 184209, Akademgorodok, Apatity, Russia

    S. M. Masloboeva, I. V. Biryukova, M. N. Palatnikov & N. A. Teplyakova

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Masloboeva, S.M., Biryukova, I.V., Palatnikov, M.N. et al. Magnesium-and-Zinc-Doped Lithium Niobate Crystals: Preparation and Characterization. Russ. J. Inorg. Chem. 65, 924–931 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036023620060108

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