Abstract
The gas pressure and the types of ambient gas dependence of X-ray intensity were investigated for LiNbO3 single crystals polarized in the c-axis direction at pressures of approximately 1 to 30 Pa. The integrated X-ray intensity showed a local maximum value at the pressure Pmax. Pmax moved to the high-pressure side in the ambient with a large first ionization energy. Pmax was proportional to the Boltzmann factor using the first ionization energy of each ambient gas molecule. The X-ray intensity was approximated using the quadratic function, which was convex upward for the pressure. It was found that one of the causes of the decrease in X-ray intensity on the pressure side higher than Pmax was the adsorption of positive ions on the crystal electric surface.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science
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