| LN | lithium niobate, LiNbO3 |
| CLN | congruent lithium niobate |
| PILS | photoinduced light scattering |
| NSLN K2O | near-stoichiometric lithium niobate crystal obtained from a congruent melt with addition of K2O flux |
| HTTSSG | high temperature top seeded solution growth |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |