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Curie temperature

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CLN1140114111421143Volk & Wöhlecke [P-comp]Crystal Technology [V]2 records, span 2.3SLN1207.51210.01212.5Volk & Wöhlecke [P-comp]INSPEC/IEE (2002) [S]2 records, span 7.00unspecified142014301440Boysen & Altorfer [P(abs)]1 recordunspecified11601170Weis & Gaylord [P-comp]1 record

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3 variants
ValueUnitVariantConditionsFrameSourceLocatorStatus
1140
default record
°CCongruent LiNbO3 (CLN)––Volk & Wöhlecke, Springer Series in Materials Science 115 (2009)
original: Nikogosyan 2005
Table 1.1, p. 3P-comp
1142.3 ± 0.7°CCongruent LiNbO3 (CLN)
48.38 mol% Li2O
––Crystal Technology, Inc. (1999)–V
Agrees within 1 C with the Bordui composition fit at 48.38 mol% (1143.2 C, computed).
1206
default record
°CStoichiometric or near-stoichiometric LiNbO3 (SLN)
near-stoichiometric
––Volk & Wöhlecke, Springer Series in Materials Science 115 (2009)
original: Chen et al., Opt. Commun. 188, 359 (2001)
Table 1.1, p. 3P-comp
1213°CStoichiometric or near-stoichiometric LiNbO3 (SLN)––INSPEC/IEE (2002)–S
Quoted from INSPEC/IEE 2002 by a secondary web page (de.wikipedia); INSPEC/IEE 2002 not read. Lies 7 C above Volk & Wöhlecke 2009 and above both composition fits at 50.0 mol% (1202.3 and 1206.5 C).
≈ 1430KComposition not statedmethod neutron powder diffraction–Boysen & Altorfer, Acta Crystallographica Section B 50 405 (1994)–P(abs)
Abstract gives 'about 1430 K' (about 1157 C); composition not seen.
1165°CComposition not stated
Warner et al. 1967 sample
––Weis & Gaylord, Applied Physics A 37 191-203 (1985)
original: Warner, Onoe, Coquin, JASA 42, 1223 (1967)
Table 1, p. 197P-comp
Weis & Gaylord 1985 p. 192 text says 'below 1210 C' without a reference.

Congruent LiNbO3 (CLN)48.38 mol% Li2O

V
1142.3 ± 0.7°C
conditions not stated

Agrees within 1 C with the Bordui composition fit at 48.38 mol% (1143.2 C, computed).

Crystal Technology, Inc. (1999)

Stoichiometric or near-stoichiometric LiNbO3 (SLN)

S
1213°C
conditions not stated

Quoted from INSPEC/IEE 2002 by a secondary web page (de.wikipedia); INSPEC/IEE 2002 not read. Lies 7 C above Volk & Wöhlecke 2009 and above both composition fits at 50.0 mol% (1202.3 and 1206.5 C).

INSPEC/IEE (2002)

Composition not statedWarner et al. 1967 sample

P-comp
1165°C
conditions not stated

Weis & Gaylord 1985 p. 192 text says 'below 1210 C' without a reference.

Weis & Gaylord, Applied Physics A 37 191-203 (1985), Table 1, p. 197original: Warner, Onoe, Coquin, JASA 42, 1223 (1967)

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