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Light-matter interaction can be strongly enhanced by confining the electric
field in optical cavities. These require a well-suited stacking of reflecting and
transparent materials selected for the frequency range of interest. In our study,
we target the Terahertz spectrum and have chosen the SrVO3 compound for
its high reflectivity in this frequency range. We report results on the growth
of SrVO3 thin films by pulsed laser deposition unraveling the complex depen-
dence of resistivity and crystalline quality on the Ar/O2 growth atmosphere as
well as laser fluence and target-substrate distance. Optical measurements performed
by Fourier Time-domain InfraRed spectroscopy show that the reflectivity
window is within the scope of our applications.
