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Pyroelectric field assisted ion migration induced by ultraviolet laser irradiation and its impact on ferroelectric domain inversion in lithium niobate crystals

Pyroelectric field assisted ion migration induced by ultraviolet laser irradiation and its impact on ferroelectric domain inversion in lithium niobate crystals
Pyroelectric field assisted ion migration induced by ultraviolet laser irradiation and its impact on ferroelectric domain inversion in lithium niobate crystals
The impact of UV laser irradiation on the distribution of lithium ions in ferroelectric lithium niobate single crystals has been numerically modelled. Strongly absorbed UV radiation at wavelengths of 244–305nm produces steep temperature gradients which cause lithium ions to migrate and result in a local variation of the lithium concentration. In addition to the diffusion, here the pyroelectric effect is also taken into account which predicts a complex distribution of lithium concentration along the c-axis of the crystal: two separated lithium deficient regions on the surface and in depth. The modelling on the local lithium concentration and the subsequent variation of the coercive field are used to explain experimental results on the domain inversion of such UV treated lithium niobate crystals.
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Ying, C.Y.J.
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Daniell, G.J.
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Steigerwald, H.
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Soergel, E.
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Mailis, S.
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Ying, C.Y.J.
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Daniell, G.J.
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Steigerwald, H.
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Soergel, E.
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Ying, C.Y.J., Daniell, G.J., Steigerwald, H., Soergel, E. and Mailis, S. (2013) Pyroelectric field assisted ion migration induced by ultraviolet laser irradiation and its impact on ferroelectric domain inversion in lithium niobate crystals. Journal of Applied Physics, 114 (8), 1-16, [83101]. (doi:10.1063/1.4818828).

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The impact of UV laser irradiation on the distribution of lithium ions in ferroelectric lithium niobate single crystals has been numerically modelled. Strongly absorbed UV radiation at wavelengths of 244–305nm produces steep temperature gradients which cause lithium ions to migrate and result in a local variation of the lithium concentration. In addition to the diffusion, here the pyroelectric effect is also taken into account which predicts a complex distribution of lithium concentration along the c-axis of the crystal: two separated lithium deficient regions on the surface and in depth. The modelling on the local lithium concentration and the subsequent variation of the coercive field are used to explain experimental results on the domain inversion of such UV treated lithium niobate crystals.

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Published date: 28 August 2013
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 359705
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/359705
ISSN: 0021-8979
PURE UUID: 786b47e7-d8da-44f3-8eac-482379dd94b3
ORCID for S. Mailis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8100-2670

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Date deposited: 11 Nov 2013 08:41
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 15:27

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Author: C.Y.J. Ying
Author: G.J. Daniell
Author: H. Steigerwald
Author: E. Soergel
Author: S. Mailis ORCID iD

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