Tailoring of stable induced domains near a charged domain wall in lithium niobate by probe microscopy
Ferroelectric lithium niobate (LiNbO3) crystals with an engineered domain structure have a number of applications in optical systems for generation of multiple laser radiation harmonics, acoustooptics, precision actuators, vibration and magnetic field sensors, including those for hig...
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doaj-84f8b7cd1111402b8e26b5a3b49647c12021-04-02T16:31:27ZengPensoft PublishersModern Electronic Materials2452-17792019-06-0152516010.3897/j.moem.5.2.5131451314Tailoring of stable induced domains near a charged domain wall in lithium niobate by probe microscopyAlexander M. Kislyuk0Tatiana S. Ilina1Ilya V. Kubasov2Dmitry A. Kiselev3Alexander A. Temirov4Andrei V. Turutin5Mikhail D. Malinkovich6Andrey A. Polisan7Yury N. Parkhomenko8National University of Science and Technology MISiSNational University of Science and Technology MISiSNational University of Science and Technology MISiSNational University of Science and Technology MISiSNational University of Science and Technology MISiS National University of Science and Technology MISiSNational University of Science and Technology MISiSNational University of Science and Technology MISiSNational University of Science and Technology MISiS Ferroelectric lithium niobate (LiNbO3) crystals with an engineered domain structure have a number of applications in optical systems for generation of multiple laser radiation harmonics, acoustooptics, precision actuators, vibration and magnetic field sensors, including those for high-temperature applications, and prospectively, in non-volatile computer memory. We have studied the effect of charged domain boundary on the formation of induced domain structures in congruent lithium niobate (LiNbO3) crystals at the non-polar x-cut. Bi- and polydomain ferroelectric structures containing charged “head-to-head” and “tail-to-tail” type domain boundaries have been formed in the specimens using diffusion annealing in air ambient close to the Curie temperature and infrared annealing in an oxygen free environment. The surface potential near the charged domain wall has been studied using an atomic force microscope (AFM) in Kelvin mode. We have studied surface wedge-shaped induced microscopic domains formed at the charged domain boundary and far from that boundary by applying electric potential to the AFM cantilever which was in contact with the crystal surface. We have demonstrated that the morphology of the induced domain structure depends on the electrical conductivity of the crystals. The charged “head-to-head” domain boundary has a screening effect on the shape and size of the domain induced at the domain wall. Single wedge-shaped domains forming during local repolarization of reduced lithium niobate crystals at the AFM cantilever split into families of microscopic domains in the form of codirectional beams emerging from a common formation site. The charged domain wall affects the topography of the specimens by inducing the formation of an elongated trench, coincident with the charged boundary, during reduction annealing. https://moem.pensoft.net/article/51314/download/pdf/ |
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Alexander M. Kislyuk Tatiana S. Ilina Ilya V. Kubasov Dmitry A. Kiselev Alexander A. Temirov Andrei V. Turutin Mikhail D. Malinkovich Andrey A. Polisan Yury N. Parkhomenko |
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Alexander M. Kislyuk Tatiana S. Ilina Ilya V. Kubasov Dmitry A. Kiselev Alexander A. Temirov Andrei V. Turutin Mikhail D. Malinkovich Andrey A. Polisan Yury N. Parkhomenko Tailoring of stable induced domains near a charged domain wall in lithium niobate by probe microscopy Modern Electronic Materials |
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Alexander M. Kislyuk Tatiana S. Ilina Ilya V. Kubasov Dmitry A. Kiselev Alexander A. Temirov Andrei V. Turutin Mikhail D. Malinkovich Andrey A. Polisan Yury N. Parkhomenko |
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Tailoring of stable induced domains near a charged domain wall in lithium niobate by probe microscopy |
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Tailoring of stable induced domains near a charged domain wall in lithium niobate by probe microscopy |
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Tailoring of stable induced domains near a charged domain wall in lithium niobate by probe microscopy |
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Tailoring of stable induced domains near a charged domain wall in lithium niobate by probe microscopy |
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Tailoring of stable induced domains near a charged domain wall in lithium niobate by probe microscopy |
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tailoring of stable induced domains near a charged domain wall in lithium niobate by probe microscopy |
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Modern Electronic Materials |
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Ferroelectric lithium niobate (LiNbO3) crystals with an engineered domain structure have a number of applications in optical systems for generation of multiple laser radiation harmonics, acoustooptics, precision actuators, vibration and magnetic field sensors, including those for high-temperature applications, and prospectively, in non-volatile computer memory. We have studied the effect of charged domain boundary on the formation of induced domain structures in congruent lithium niobate (LiNbO3) crystals at the non-polar x-cut. Bi- and polydomain ferroelectric structures containing charged “head-to-head” and “tail-to-tail” type domain boundaries have been formed in the specimens using diffusion annealing in air ambient close to the Curie temperature and infrared annealing in an oxygen free environment. The surface potential near the charged domain wall has been studied using an atomic force microscope (AFM) in Kelvin mode. We have studied surface wedge-shaped induced microscopic domains formed at the charged domain boundary and far from that boundary by applying electric potential to the AFM cantilever which was in contact with the crystal surface. We have demonstrated that the morphology of the induced domain structure depends on the electrical conductivity of the crystals. The charged “head-to-head” domain boundary has a screening effect on the shape and size of the domain induced at the domain wall. Single wedge-shaped domains forming during local repolarization of reduced lithium niobate crystals at the AFM cantilever split into families of microscopic domains in the form of codirectional beams emerging from a common formation site. The charged domain wall affects the topography of the specimens by inducing the formation of an elongated trench, coincident with the charged boundary, during reduction annealing. |
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