AN X-RAY-DIFFRACTION STUDY OF EPITAXIAL LITHIUM TANTALATE FILMS DEPOSITED ON (0001)SAPPHIRE WAFERS USING RF DIODE SPUTTERING

被引:20
作者
BLANTON, TN [1 ]
CHATTERJEE, DK [1 ]
机构
[1] EASTMAN KODAK CO,DEPT ELECTR SYST,ROCHESTER,NY 14650
关键词
EPITAXY; LATTICE PARAMETERS; SPUTTERING; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;
D O I
10.1016/0040-6090(94)06284-6
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Epitaxial thin films of lithium tantalate have been r.f. diode sputtered onto (0001) single-crystal sapphire substrates. X-ray diffraction results show that, as the Li/(Li+Ta) ratio decreased below 0.5, the LiTaO3 (LTO type) c-axis lattice constant increased. An additional lithium tantalate phase is observed to coexist with the LTO-type phase at a Li/(Li+Ta) ratio of around 0.4. When the Li/(Li+Ta) ratio becomes close to 0.25, this additional phase is the only phase observed in the sputter-deposited thin film. Tilt-angle X-ray diffraction results confirmed that this additional phase is ilmenite-type (IL type) Li-(1-x)TaO3.
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页数:5
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