Thedomainreversalcharacteristicsofnear stoichiometricLiNbO3 singlecrystals,whichwerepreparedbytheCzochralskimethodwithK2 Ofluxandthevaportransportequilibration,wereinvestigated.Theresultsshowthattheswitchfieldfor1 80°ferroelectricdomainreversalinthenear stoichiomentLiNbO3 crystaldecreaseswith Li Nbratio.Wesuccessfullyachieved1 80°domainreversalinthenear stoichiometricLiNbO3 samplesof1 . 0mmthicknessbyusinga4. 0kV mmswitchfield .ApreliminaryexplanationforexperimentalresultsisgivenbasedontheLi sitevacancypointdefectmodel.