| Title: |
Electrical conductivity and asymmetric material changes upon irradiation of Mg-doped lithium niobate crystals with low-mass, high-energy ions |
| Author(s): |
L. Jentjens  , N. L. Raeth , K. Peithmann and K. Maier |
| Journal: |
J. Appl. Phys. |
| Year: |
2011 |
| Volume: |
109 |
| Issue: |
12 |
| Pages: |
124104 |
| DOI: |
10.1063/1.3596824 |
| ISSN: |
0021-8979 |
| File URL: |
http://jap.aip.org/resource/1/japiau/v109/i12/p124104_s1 |
| Abstract: |
Radiation damage in magnesium-doped lithium niobate crystals, created by low-mass, high-energy ions which have transmitted the entire crystal thickness, leads to an enhanced electrical dark conductivity as well as an enhanced photoconductivity. Experimental results on the electrical properties after ion exposure are given, and an asymmetric dependence of the conductivity as well as refractive index changes on the irradiation geometry with respect to the ferroelectric axis is revealed. |
