Comment on “Damage evolution in LiNbO3 due to electronic energy deposition below the threshold for direct amorphous track formation” [J. Appl. Phys. 126, 125105 (2019)]

In their article, Wesch et al. deal with defect formation and amorphization in LiNbO3 after irradiation close to the threshold conditions. It is problematic that two thermal spike models are applie...

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