NANOSCALE SURFACE ENGINEERING OF LITHIUM NIOBATE SINGLE CRYSTALS.

Surface engineering at the nanoscale level of lithium niobate crystals is performed by scanning probe microscopy and is theoretically analyzed by the structural property and the chemical bonding structure. The present work shows that -Z surface of lithium niobate crystals may be well fabricated by precisely artificial patterns, which has potential applications in future nanodevices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]