Optical properties of potassium niobate thin films prepared by the polymeric precursor method

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2005-02-01

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Simoes, A. Z.
Ries, A.
Riccardi, C. S.
Zaghete, M. A.
Varela, José Arana [UNESP]

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Elsevier B.V.

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Thin films of potassium niobate were deposited on MgO (100) substrates by the polymeric precursor method and annealing in static air at 600 degreesC for 20 h. The obtained films were characterized by X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and the prism coupling method. The phi-scan diffraction evidenced the growth of the films with fourfold symmetry. AFM study shows that the films are homogeneous, dense and present a smooth surface. The refractive index and optical losses were strongly influenced by the degree of crystallinity. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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crystal structure, optical materials and properties, thin films

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Materials Letters. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 59, n. 5, p. 598-602, 2005.