INVESTIGATION OF DOMAIN STRUCTURES IN $LiNbO_3$ SINGLE CRYSTALS GROWN BY CZOCHRALSKI METHOD

  • Do, Won-Joong (Department of Ceramic Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kyung Joo (Ceramic Processing Pesearch Center (CPRS), Hanyang University) ;
  • Shin, Kwang-Bo (Ceramic Processing Pesearch Center (CPRS), Hanyang University) ;
  • Auh, Keun-Ho (Ceramic Processing Pesearch Center (CPRS), Hanyang University)
  • Published : 1998.06.01

Abstract

Lithium Niobate {{{{ { LiNbO}_{ 3} }}}} single crystals grown by Czichralski method at the congruent composition, have ferroelectric microdomains. These microdomins were investigated by chemical etching with hydrofluoric acid (HF) AND NITRIC ACID ({{{{ { HNO}_{3 } }}}}), and by us ing optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy

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