Correlation of infrared spectra and phase transitions in annealed proton-exchanged MgO doped LiNbO3

Infrared spectra of OH− groups in annealed proton-exchanged (APE) 5 mol. % MgO-doped LiNbO3 (MgO:LiNbO3) crystals were studied using the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy technique. Samples were prepared by benzoic acid proton-exchange followed with thermal annealing in oxygen. Evolutions of absorption peaks in APE MgO:LiNbO3 crystals were recorded and analyzed. Comparing with none-doped APE LiNbO3 crystals, a different phase transition …