Research Article

Strain-Dependence of the Structure and Ferroic Properties of Epitaxial NiTiO3 Thin Films Grown on Different Substrates

Table 1

Summary of the reported lattice parameters for bulk ILM-type NiTiO3, sapphire Al2O3, hematite Fe2O3, LiNbO3, and the measured parameters of NiTiO3 films in the present study.

MaterialComment, () ()

ILM-NiTiO3bulk, reported [25]5.03013.790
Al2O3bulk, reported [26]4.75912.991
Fe2O3bulk, reported [32]5.03813.772
LiNbO3bulk, reported [28]5.15113.865
NiTiO3/Al2O3 filmmeasured, this study; thickness: 50 nm5.021(4)13.840(4)
NiTiO3/Fe2O3 filmmeasured, this study; thickness: 60 nm5.030(3)13.787(3)
NiTiO3/LiNbO3 filmmeasured, this study; thickness: 50 nm5.039(1)13.836(1)