Abstract
The complete sets of elastic constants Cij and piezoelectric coefficients eij for LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 single crystals have been determined by resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS) from ambient temperature to 6 K. Both Cij(T) and eij(T) of the two crystals monotonically increased as the temperature decreased. The Einstein temperature estimated from Varshni's equation revealed that e15 and e22 of LiNbO3 have remarkably low values compared with the acoustic Debye temperature. In addition, the lattice anharmonicity of these piezoelectric coefficients was also extraordinarily low. An analysis based on the group theory and lattice dynamics revealed that both LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 crystals have three types of internal displacement modes: A1, A2, and E, and only the E mode affects e15 and e22. Therefore, it is reasonable to suppose that the E mode internal displacement is responsible for the unusual behaviors of the tow piezoelectric coefficients.
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