Pulsed laser deposition has been used to prepare thin films of TiO2 on sili
con and other substrates. X-ray diffraction and Raman scattering results sh
ow that brookite is the main phase present in the films. Brookite has not p
reviously been reported for pulsed laser deposited titania thin films. (C)
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