The analysis of structural particularities and optical properties of LiNbO3 : B (0,55, 0,69 and 0,83 mol. % B2O3) was performed by methods of Raman and photoinduced light scattering, infrared absorption and laser conoscopy. It has been established that the boron impurity brings to 1 the distribution coefficient of lithium and niobium in the growing process. Thus, LiNbO3: B crystals grown from a congruent melt approach the stoichiometric crystals in ordering the structural units of the cation sublattice and the Li / Nb ratio.
Structural particularities and optical properties of lithium niobate single crystals grown from the charge doped by boron.