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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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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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Structure of Si near-surface layer after 64Zn+ ion implantation at elevated temperature
The results of studying the structure and composition of the surface layer of a Si plate after 64Zn+ ion implantation and thermal annealing in oxygen are presented. The ions are implanted into a substrate heated ...
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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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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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Investigation of silicon doped by zinc ions with a large dose
The formation of nanoparticles in СZn-Si(100) implanted with 64Zn+ ions using a dose of 5 × 1016 cm–2 and an energy of 50 keV at room temperature with subsequent thermal processing in oxygen at temperatures rangi...
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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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Influence of annealing temperature and its atmosphere on the properties of zinc implanted silicon
The presented results characterize nanoparticle formation in n-Si(100) samples implanted with 50-keV 64Zn+ ions (the dose is 5 × 1016 cm‒2) at room temperature followed by heat treatment in an oxygen or nitrogen ...
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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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Nanoparticle Formation in Zn+ and O+ Ion Sequentially Implanted SiO2 Film
The 64Zn+ and 16O+ ions were implanted in SiO2 film on Si substrate with next parameters: the implant dose was 5.0 × 1016 cm–2, for Zn+ ions the energy was 50 keV and for O+ ions the energy was 16 keV. Than the s...
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Modification of Zinc-Implanted Silicon by Swift Xenon Ion Irradiation
50 keV 64Zn+ ions to a dose of 5 × 1016 cm–2 are implanted into substrates of single-crystal n-type silicon. Then the samples are irradiated at room temperature with 167 MeV 132Xe26+ ions with a fluence ranging f...
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Computer Analysis of AFM Images of a Silicon Surface Implanted with Zinc Ions and Oxidized at Elevated Temperatures
A computer study of the morphological characteristics of the AFM image of a self-organized system of surface hillocks in CZ n-Si (100) samples doped with zinc under conditions of hot implantation and oxidized at ...