Abstract
Epitaxial crystals of BaTiO3 with the thicknesses of 67 Å, 230 Å, 600 Å and 1500 Å were grown on SrTiO3 substrates by activated reactive evaporation. The tetragonality of the crystal decreases with increasing thickness and remains in the temperature range of 15 K to 670 K. The epitaxial effect is discussed in terms of a critical thickness, as well as of a surface layer of fine particles.