A method for manufacturing a surface acoustic wave element, comprising the steps of:
- forming, above a substrate, a first oxide layer composed of perovskite type oxide;
- forming, above the first oxide layer, a second oxide layer composed of at least one of a perovskite type oxide layer crystallized at a temperature lower than a crystallization temperature of the first oxide layer and a pyrochlore layer having elements identical with elements of the perovskite type oxide;
- forming an electrode above the second oxide layer;
- and
- conducting a heat treatment.