Growth and characterization of LiNbO3 thin films obtained by liquid phase epitaxy on LixNb1-xO3 substrates

被引:10
作者
Bermúdez, V [1 ]
Serrano, MD [1 ]
Diéguez, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Fis Mat, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
关键词
lithium niobate; LPE; stoichiometric;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-0248(98)01101-4
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
LiNbO3 thin films have been grown on LixNb1-xO3 substrates by the dipping liquid phase epitaxy technique from a LiNbO3-LiVO3 flux. The composition of the substrates was varied from being congruent to near stoichiometric. The growth parameters like temperature and time, have been optimized in order to obtain high quality thin films. The thin films crystallinity, lattice mismatch and composition have been studied in order to improve the quality of the films. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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