• DocumentCode
    1208023
  • Title

    Physical structure of lithium niobate thin films

  • Author

    Rost, Timothy A. ; Rabson, Thomas A. ; Stone, Barbara A. ; Callahan, Daniel L. ; Baumann, Robert C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1991
  • Firstpage
    640
  • Lastpage
    643
  • Abstract
    Thin films of LiNbO have been RF sputter deposited on silicon and sapphire substrates. A number of analytical techniques have been used to determine the physical structure of these films. This analysis shows that the resulting films are stoichiometric LiNbO/sub 3/ and oriented polycrystalline in nature. It is now possible to consider applications which utilize the unique properties of these films.<>
  • Keywords
    ferroelectric thin films; lithium compounds; piezoelectric thin films; sputtered coatings; stoichiometry; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ substrate; LiNbO; RF sputter deposition; Si substrate; oriented polycrystalline thin films; physical structure; sapphire substrates; stoichiometric thin films; Lithium niobate; Niobium compounds; Optical films; Plasma temperature; Radio frequency; Semiconductor films; Silicon; Sputtering; Substrates; Transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-3010
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/58.108863
  • Filename
    108863