Epitaxial thin films of doped lanthanum manganites were grown on CeO2 buffe
r layer with faced targets (FT) magnetron sputtering technique. TEM, X-ray,
AFM, RHEED revealed high quality of obtained films as well as smooth surfa
ce and a perfect film-buffer interface. The film properties were found to b
e dependent on the buffer layer treatment history. In order to compare obta
ined films with those grown directly on single crystalline substrates, we t
ested ones deposited on (001)NdGaO3. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science BY All right
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