An apparatus for preparing a crystal thin film on a surface of a substrate of one of a semiconductor device, magnetic device, and a superconductor device, comprising a means for exciting the surface of the substrate by a surface acoustic wave, said exciting means comprising only one interdigital electrode disposed on a first end of the surface on which said crystal thin film is deposited, and an acoustic absorber for reducing the reflection of the surface acoustic wave, said acoustic absorber disposed on a second end of the surface opposite said exciting means, whereby the crystal thin film is deposited in the area between said exciting means and said acoustic absorber.