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Water Affinity and Surface Charging at the zāCut and yāCut LiNbO<sub>3</sub> Surfaces: An Ambient Pressure Xāray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study
Polarization dependence of water
adsorption and desorption on LiNbO<sub>3</sub> surfaces was demonstrated
using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
(XPS) carried out in situ under near-ambient conditions. Positive
and negative (0001) faces (z-cut) of the same crystal were compared
for the same temperature and pressure conditions. Our results indicate
a preferential adsorption on the positive face of the crystal with
increasing water pressure and also higher desorption temperature of
the adsorbed molecular water at the positive face. Adsorption measurements
on the (1100) face (y-cut) showed also strong
affinity to water, as observed for the z-cut positive surface. We
found a direct relation between the capacity of the surface to discharge
and/or to screen surface charges and the affinity for water of each
face. XPS spectra indicate the presence of OH groups at the surface
for all the conditions and surfaces measured