Structural Determination and Thin Film Preparation of LiYSiO4 by Sol- Gel Method.

LiYSiO4 was synthesized by sol-gel method and its crystal structure was determined by the Rietveld analysis. The structure was found to be an olivine-type structure with orthorhombic Pnma space group. The thin film deposited on an quartz substrate could be prepared by a dip-coating method using sol solutions consisting of lithium i-propoxides, silicon tetraethoxide and yttrium acetate.