Papers by Author: P. Heitjans

Abstract: We investigated lithium self-diffusion in amorphous and single crystalline lithium niobate at low temperatures of 323, 423 and 623 K. The diffusivity was studied by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), using ion beam sputtered ⁶LiNbO₃ as a tracer source. Our intention was to get information how structural disorder influences ionic diffusivity, while chemical composition remains unchanged. The results indicate an increase of the Li diffusivity by about eight orders of magnitude in the amorphous state.