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Effect of substrates on the crystallinity and morphology of sol-gel-derived epitaxial LiNbO3 films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

K. Terabe ,
N. Iyi ,
K. Kitamura  and
S. Kimura
K. Terabe
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305, Japan
N. Iyi
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305, Japan
K. Kitamura
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305, Japan
S. Kimura
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305, Japan
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Abstract

Epitaxial thin films of LiNbO3 were prepared by the sol-gel method on (0001)-sapphire, (0001)-LiTaO3 and (0001)-5% MgO-doped LiNbO3, substrates. The precursor films crystallized with the highly preferred orientation on all substrates. When sapphire substrates, which have large discrepancies in the lattice constant and thermal expansion percentage with the film were used, the resulting films showed a low crystallinity after heat treatment at 500 °C and grain growth at 650 °C. On the other hand, when using LiTaO3 and 5% MgO-doped LiNbO3 substrates, with smaller discrepancies, the formed films, after heat treatment at 500 °C, showed better crystallinity with the smooth surface.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 10 , Issue 7 , July 1995 , pp. 1779 - 1783
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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