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Self-ordered sub-micron structures in Fe-doped LiNbO3 formed by light-induced frustration of etching

Self-ordered sub-micron structures in Fe-doped LiNbO3 formed by light-induced frustration of etching
Self-ordered sub-micron structures in Fe-doped LiNbO3 formed by light-induced frustration of etching
We have produced millimetre-sized areas of self-ordered, sub-micron scale, complex structures in iron-doped single crystal lithium niobate, using the combined interaction of laser light and etching with acid. We report here the factors that influence the formation of the structures, and illustrate the types of structure that may be formed, using images taken by a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and subsequent Fourier Transform analysis of those images. We also consider the physical processes which initiate and control the growth of the structures.
lithium niobate, etching, surface structure, sem
0169-4332
138-150
Scott, Jeffrey G.
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Boyland, Alexander J.
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Scott, Jeffrey G., Boyland, Alexander J., Mailis, Sakellaris, Grivas, Christos, Wagner, Ophélie, Lagoutte, Simon and Eason, Robert W. (2004) Self-ordered sub-micron structures in Fe-doped LiNbO3 formed by light-induced frustration of etching. Applied Surface Science, 230 (1-4), 138-150. (doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2004.02.027).

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We have produced millimetre-sized areas of self-ordered, sub-micron scale, complex structures in iron-doped single crystal lithium niobate, using the combined interaction of laser light and etching with acid. We report here the factors that influence the formation of the structures, and illustrate the types of structure that may be formed, using images taken by a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and subsequent Fourier Transform analysis of those images. We also consider the physical processes which initiate and control the growth of the structures.

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Accepted/In Press date: 12 February 2004
Published date: 2 April 2004
Keywords: lithium niobate, etching, surface structure, sem

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Local EPrints ID: 46149
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/46149
ISSN: 0169-4332
PURE UUID: 54479bba-2b07-4e34-9ae3-da817a9a8782
ORCID for Sakellaris Mailis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8100-2670
ORCID for Robert W. Eason: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-2204

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Date deposited: 22 May 2007
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:38

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Author: Jeffrey G. Scott
Author: Alexander J. Boyland
Author: Sakellaris Mailis ORCID iD
Author: Christos Grivas
Author: Ophélie Wagner
Author: Simon Lagoutte
Author: Robert W. Eason ORCID iD

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