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Effect of a Platinum Sublayer on the Microstructure and Spontaneous Polarization of Thin Lithium Niobate Films Deposited on a Silicon Substrate
the microstructure, value of self-polarization, and local piezoelectric hysteresis loops of LiNbO3 thin films synthesized on silicon substrates with a native SiOx layer and with a platinum layer are compared via ...
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Deformation Anisotropy of Y + 128°-Cut Single Crystalline Bidomain Wafers of Lithium Niobate
Bidomain single crystals of lithium niobate (LiNbO3) and lithium tantalate (LiTaO3) are promising materials for use as actuators, mechanoelectrical transducers, and sensors capable of working in a wide temperatur...
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Application of Radioactive Isotopes for Beta-Voltaic Generators
The features of using radioactive isotopes when creating off-line power supplies are considered. The analysis of the substances used in radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) is carried out. The prospec...
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Formation of a bidomain structure in lithium niobate wafers for beta-voltaic alternators
The possibility of increasing the efficiency of a beta-voltaic generator due to using a single-crystal bimorph element made of lithium niobate as a piezoelectric converter. The known beta voltaic alternators c...
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The effect of silicon-substrate orientation on the local piezoelectric characteristics of LiNbO3 films
The domain structure of lithium-niobate thin films grown on Si(111) and Si(100) substrates coated with a native oxide layer with a thickness of no less than 2 nm is investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning ...
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Bidomain structures formed in lithium niobate and lithium tantalate single crystals by light annealing
The bidomain structures produced by light external heating in z-cut lithium niobate and lithium tantalate single crystals are formed and studied. Interdomain regions about 200 and 40 μm wide in, respectively, ...
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Formation of bidomain structure in lithium niobate plates by the stationary external heating method
The method of development of the bidomain structure in single crystalline lithium niobate plates based on the creation of a given temperature gradient distribution through a sample thickness by stationary heat...
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Studying local conductivity in LiNbO3 films via electrostatic force microscopy
The distribution of conductivity is studied in nanocristalline lithium niobate thin films via electrostatic force microscopy. Conductivity images are obtained at different bias voltages. Grain boundaries are s...
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Effect of annealing on the structure and phase composition of thin electro-optical lithium niobate films
We have studied the formation of thin textured LiNbO3 films in originally amorphous samples produced by rf magnetron sputtering of a single-crystal target on silicon substrates containing a native oxide layer. Th...
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Initiation of a polarized state in thin lithium niobate films synthesized on isolated silicon substrates
The distributions of induced state and surface potential in thin lithium niobate films obtained via the deposition onto a (100)-oriented Si-oxidized substrate by the method of high-frequency magnetron sputteri...
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Propagation of polarization of ferroelectric grains in electrically isolated lithium niobate films
Piezoresponse force microscopy has been applied for the study of ferroelectric properties of lithium niobate thin films. The films have been obtained on a silicon surface {110}, coated with a thin layer of SiO2 u...
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Study of LiNbO3 single crystals with a regular domain structure by piezoresponse force microscopy
Lithium niobate crystals with a regular domain structure have been studied by piezoresponse force microscopy. The period of regular domains and the domain-wall width (w = 45 nm) have been calculated for Z- and Y-...