• Proceedings of the Korea Association of Crystal Growth Conference
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• 1996.06a
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• pp.526-526
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• 1996

The single crystal of LiTaO3 is well known eletro-optic material as well as the piezoelectric one applied to SAW filter. LiTaO3 has large electro-optic effects, so applied to optical switch, acosto-optic deflector, and optical memory device using photorefractive effects. The crystal growth of SAW-grade LiTaO3 has been studied many aspects, but there is no detail research about optic-grade crystal growth. The conditions of optic-grade LiTaO3 single crystal are as below. The optical transmittance must be over 75%, and axial and radial concentratiom uniformity below 1%. The variation of Curie temperature depending on Li/Ta ratio must be also below 2$^{\circ}C$ and no internal no internal cracks and defects. Because of the limitation of crystal quality, the growing of optic-grade LiTaO3 single crystal is very difficult compared with the growing of SAW-grade. In this research, upper conditions of optic-grade single crystal was investigated after growing of 1 inch diameter and 1.5 inch length LiTaO3 single crystal having no internal cracks and defects using Czochralski method. Curie temperature was determined with DSC and measuring capacitance and lattice parameter was calculated about the grown crystal and ceramic powder samples of various Li/Ta ratio. The result of Tc variation was below 1.2$^{\circ}C$ all over the grown crystal, so it is confirmed that LiTaO3 was grown under congruent melting composition having optical homogeniety. Also, the optical transmittance was about 78%, which was sufficient for optical device.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.327-327
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• 2007

$LiTaO_3$ single crystal has been studied for surface acoustic wave(SAW) applications. There are two kinds of $LiTaO_3$ single crystals, stoichiometric $LiTaO_3$ (SLT) and congruent $LiTaO_3$ (CLT). These two crystals show quite different dielectrical properties, which might be related with defects in crystals. In this study, we observed the domain boundary of SLT and CLT with scanning nonlinear dielectric microscopy and discussed the stress distribution in $LiTaO_3$ single crystals.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.39 no.8
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• pp.711-714
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• 2002

The Ce, Mn: $LiTaO_3$ crystals were grown by Czochralski method in congruent ${\varphi}$3＂ $LiTaO_3$ single crystal growing conditions. Concentrations of Ce and Mn in melt were respectively 0.1 mole%. As-grown crystals were red, transparent and the grown crystals were tested with oxidation/reduction treatment for clor and other properties. Influence of Ce and Mn dopants on $LiTaO_3$ crystal properties was discussed. And the nonlinear optical properties of the Ce, Mn: $LiTaO_3$ crystal are being studied.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.77-79
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• 2001

The semi-empirical superposition model has been applied to calculate the zero field splitting parameters of $Mn^{2+}$ion in $LiTaO_3$ single crystal, assuming that $Mn^{2+}$ion occupies one of two possible sites: $Li^{l+} \;or\; Ta^{5+}$ site, respectively. The 2nd-order axial zero field splitting parameters are $958\times10^{-4}cm^{-1}\; at\; Li^{1+}$ site and $193\times 10^{-4}cm^{-1} \;at\; Ta^{5+}$ site for $Mn^{2+}$ions. The 4th-order zero field splitting parameters at $Li^{l+} \;and\; Ta^{5+}$ sites are also determined. These calculated zero field splitting parameters are very important to determine the substitutional sites of doped impurity ions in $LiTaO_3$ crystal.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.454-460
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• 2003

The modulated frequency dependence on the pyroelectric properties of LiTaO$_3$ single crystal was investigated by the dynamic method. The pyroelectric coefficient of LiTaO$_3$ single crystal was 2.1${\times}$$10^{-8}$/$\textrm{cm}^2$ㆍK. and figure of merits for the responsivity and the detectivity were 1.31${\times}$$10^{-10}$Cㆍcm/J and 1.47${\times}$$10^{-8}$C\ulcornercm/J. respectively. The voltage responsivity corresponded with the pyroelectric voltage exhibited the highest value as about 165V /W at 4Hz and then was in inverse proportion to the frequency over 20Hz. The noise equivalent power and the detectivity at 4Hz were 8.4${\times}$$10^{-9}$ W/Hz$^{1}$2/ and 2.2${\times}$$10^{7}$ cmㆍHz$^{1}$2//W, respectively. Therefore, we could found that LiTaO$_3$ single crystal shows a excellent pyroelectric properties in low frequency region for the human body detection.tection.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.99-106
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• 1993

A relationship $(T_c = -17.869C^2+1840.2C-46623)$ between Curie Temperature$(T_c)$ and (C), $Li_2O$ mole percent(%) was established from the measurement results of Curie temperature $(T_c)$) analysed by DTA(Differential Thermal Analysis) in the range from 48.50 to 49.00 $Li_2O$ mole %. Congruent melt composition of $LiTaO_3$ single crystal was to be 48.65 $Li_2O$ mole % and its Curie temperature was also determined to be $610{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ from the results of Curie temperature difference, ${\Delta}T (T_{c(Top)}-T{_c(Tail)})$ of Czochralski grown $LiTaO_3$ crystals and the distribution coefficient(k). The k was calculated from $LiO_2$ mole ratio of initial melt to final melt and initial crystal to final crystal in the range from 48.60 to 48.70 $Li_2O$ mole %.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.528-535
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• 1997

$LiTaO_3$ single crystals of congruently melting composition were grown by the halogen lamp type floating zone system. Calcination and sintering parameters for the growth were established. Optimum crystal growth conditions were investigated by a controlling of growth rates, rotation speeds and atmospheres. Based on the melting aspect and the shape of molten zone, stable conditions could not be found in air or Na atmosphere. However the growth stability in Ar atmosphere was more regular than that in air or $N_2$. The grown crystals were characterized using Laue back reflection, Curie temperature, refractive index and transmittance. Curie temperature fluctuation in the section of the grown crystal part of top, body and tail was $1^{\circ}C$.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.605-608
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• 1998

In this paper, we have investigated the pyroelectric characteristics of the $20\mu\textrm{m}-thick$ $LiTaO_3$ single crystal with black coating by using the nondestructive dynamic method. The $LiTaO_3shows$ the maximum pyroelectric coefficient (${\gamma}$) of $1.56$\times$10-8C/\textrm{cm}^2K$ at 40Hz and the responsivity (Rv) is 488V/W at 2Hz. The noise equivalent power (NEP) is obtained as 3.95$\times$10-10W/√Hz at 40Hz. The detectivity (D*) is obtained divided by the sample area and estimated to be 5.6$\times$108cm√Hz/W at 40Hz. These results, shows that the $LiTaO_3$ single crystals are the best candidates to pyroelectric IR sensors.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.193-204
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• 1998

The single crystal of the $LiTaO_3$has large electro-optic effects, so it is applied to optical switch, acousto-optic deflector, and optical memory device as hologram using photorefractive effect. In this study, optic-grade undoped $LiTaO_3$and Fe:LiTaO$LiTaO_3$single crystals were grown by the Czochralski method and optical transmission and absorption spectrums were measured in the wavelength of UV-VIS range. The curie temperature was determined with DSC and by measuring capacitance for the grown undoped crystal and ceramic powder samples of various Li/Ta ratio. In case of having a 48.6 mol% $Li_2O$ as a starting Li/Ta ratio, the results of concentration variations were below 0.01 mol% $Li_2O$ all over the crystal, so it was confirmed that $LiTaO_3$single crystals were grown under congruent melting composition having optical homogeneity. The curie temperature of the Fe:$LiTaO_3$crystal was increased with increased with increased doped Fe concentrations;by the ratio of $7.5^{\circ}C$ increase per Fe 0.1 wt%. Also, the optical transmittance was about 78 %, which was sufficient for optical device.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.71-75
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• 2014

Ground state energy levels of the $Fe^{3+}$ paramagnetic impurity ion in stoichiometric $LiTaO_3$ and in congruent $LiTaO_3$ single crystals were calculated with electron paramagnetic resonance constants. Energy levels between six energy levels were obtained with spectroscopic splitting parameter g and zero field splitting constant D for $Fe^{3+}$ ion. The energy diagrams of $Fe^{3+}$ ion were different from different magnetic field directions ([100], [001], [111]) when magnetic field increases. The calculated ZFS energies of $Fe^{3+}$ ion in stoichiometric and congruent $LiTaO_3$ single crystals for ${\mid}{\pm}5/2$ > ${\leftrightarrow}{\mid}{\pm}3/2$ > and ${\mid}{\pm}3/2$ > ${\leftrightarrow}{\mid}{\pm}1/2$ > transitions were 12.300 GHz and 6.150 GHz, and 59.358 GHz and 29.679 GHz, respectively. It turns out that energy levels of $Fe^{3+}$ paramagnetic impurity in $LiTaO_3$ crystal are different from different crystal growing condition.