%0 Journal Article %T Pulsed Laser Deposition of BaTiO3 Thin Films on Different Substrates %A Yaodong Yang %A Zhiguang Wang %A Jie-Fang Li %A D. Viehland %J Journal of Nanomaterials %D 2010 %I Hindawi Publishing Corporation %R 10.1155/2010/756319 %X We have studied the deposition of BaTiO3 (BTO) thin films on various substrates. Three representative substrates were selected from different types of material systems: (i) SrTiO3 single crystals as a typical oxide, (ii) Si wafers as a semiconductor, and (iii) Ni foils as a magnetostrictive metal. We have compared the ferroelectric properties of BTO thin films obtained by pulsed laser deposition on these diverse substrates. %U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/2010/756319/