Pulsed laser deposition of air-sensitive hydride epitaxial thin films: LiH

We report on the epitaxial thin film growth of an air-sensitive hydride, lithium hydride (LiH), using pulsed laser deposition (PLD). We first synthesized a dense LiH target, which is key for PLD growth of high-quality hydride films. Then, we obtained epitaxial thin films of [100]-oriented LiH on a M...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Oguchi, Shigehito Isobe, Hiroki Kuwano, Susumu Shiraki, Shin-ichi Orimo, Taro Hitosugi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2015-09-01
Series:APL Materials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4931080