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Properties and microstructure of thin LiNbO3 films prepared by a sol-gel process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

D. P. Partlow  and
J. Greggi
D. P. Partlow
Affiliation:
Westinghouse Research and Development Center, 1310 Beulah Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235
J. Greggi
Affiliation:
Westinghouse Research and Development Center, 1310 Beulah Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15235
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Abstract

Thin LiNbO3 films were prepared from polymerized sol-gel precursor solutions having various concentrations and water:alkoxide ratios in an effort to investigate the effects of these and other processing variables on the resultant film properties and microstructure. Films deposted on silicon substrates were mostly amorphous when pyrolyzed at 435°C for 30 min. Randomly oriented polycrystalline films having distinctive microstnietures were produced using longer heating times or higher temperatures. All of the films exhibited low refractive indices due to porosity, which was attributed to the low level of hydrolysis water required to produce stable polymeric precursor solutions. When single-crystal LiNbO4 was used as the substrate, epitaxial growth of the film resulted. This ideal case establishes the feasibility of producing epitaxial films via sol-gel processing. All films were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and thin-film x-ray diffraction patterns.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 2 , Issue 5 , October 1987 , pp. 595 - 605
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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