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Irradiation of 5% magnesium-doped lithium niobate crystals (LiNbO3:Mg) with high-energy, low-mass 3He ions, which are transmitted through the crystal, changes the domain reversal properties of the material. This enables easier domain engineering compared to non-irradiated material and assists the formation of small-sized periodically poled domains in LiNbO3:Mg. Periodic domain structures exhibiting a width of ≈520 nm are obtained in radiation-damaged sections of the crystals. The ferroelectric poling behavior between irradiated and non-treated material is compared.
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Jentjens, L., Peithmann, K., Maier, K. et al. Radiation-damage-assisted ferroelectric domain structuring in magnesium-doped lithium niobate. Appl. Phys. B 95, 441–445 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-009-3496-x
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