Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 40, Issue 2, 196(2025)

Twinning Defects in Near-stoichiometric Lithium Niobate Single Crystals

Yongxin HAO1,2, Jun SUN3、*, Jinfeng YANG3, Chencheng ZHAO1,2, Ziqi LIU1,2, Qinglian LI1,2, and Jingjun XU1
Author Affiliations
  • 11. School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
  • 22. Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 33. Research Center for Crystal Materials, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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    Yongxin HAO, Jun SUN, Jinfeng YANG, Chencheng ZHAO, Ziqi LIU, Qinglian LI, Jingjun XU. Twinning Defects in Near-stoichiometric Lithium Niobate Single Crystals[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2025, 40(2): 196

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    Received: Jul. 19, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 24, 2025

    The Author Email: Jun SUN (sunjun@nankai.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20240343

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