A thin film device includes a metal sulfide layer formed on a single
crystal silicon substrate by epitaxial growth; and a compound thin film
with ionic bonding, which is formed on the metal sulfide layer by
epitaxial growth. Alternatively, a thin film device includes a metal
sulfide layer formed on a single crystal silicon substrate by epitaxial
growth; and at least two compound thin films with ionic bonding, which
are formed on the metal sulfide layer by epitaxial growth. For example,
(11 20) surface AlN/MnS/Si (100) thin films formed by successively
stacking a MnS layer (about 50 nm thick) and an AlN layer (about 1000 nm
thick) on a single crystal Si (100) substrate, are used as a substrate,
and a (11 20) surface GaN layer (about 100 nm thick) operating as a light
emitting layer is formed on the substrate, thereby fabricating a thin
film device.