Modified LiNbO3 Films: Insights and Potential Applications

Lithium niobate (LiNbO3) is a compound composed of lithium, niobium, and oxygen. It is a crucial material in many optical applications due to its excellent electro-optic, nonlinear optical, and piezoelectric properties. The chemical bath deposition approach has been successfully used to deposit LiNbO3 thin films on quartz substrates. Therefore, due to their unique electrical and optical properties, one-dimensional nanostructures like nanotubes, nanowires, and nanorods are being explored because of their potential uses in new nanoelectronic and optoelectronic devices.