Lattice site location of europium in LiNbO3 by Rutherford backscattering channeling experiments

10 July 1989

journal article
research article
Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters

Vol. 55 (2) , 120-121
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.102395

Abstract

The lattice location of Eu³⁺ in LiNbO₃ single crystals has been investigated by Rutherford backscattering channeling techniques. It has been concluded that Eu³⁺ lies partly at the Nb (64%) and Li (36%) sites but not at the intrinsic vacant site.

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