A lithium niobate (LiNbO3) epitaxial film has been grown by magnetron RF sputtering. It was grown on a sapphire substrate with a predeposited and annealed LiNbO3 buffer layer. The effects of a buffer layer on growth-film properties were studied by physical analysis, including X-ray diffraction, reflection high-energy electron diffraction and scanning electron microscopy.
Shoichi HashiguchiEungi MinKen SakutaTakeshi Kobayashi
Zakhar VakulovV S KliminA A RezvanR V TominovKsenia KorzunI N KotsV. V. PolyakovaO A Ageev
Jorge O. TochoL. NúñezJ.A. Sanz-Garcı́aF. CussóD.C. HannaA.C. TropperS.J. FieldD.P. ShepherdA.C. Large
John HemmerlingK. FischerEkkehard Sinn
Н. В. СидоровА. А. ГабаинА. А. ЯничевИ. Н. ЕфремовИ. В. БирюковаМ. Н. Палатников