Nanostructured single-phase strontium hexaferrite, SrFe 12 O 19 (SrM), thin films have been synthesized successfully for the first time on silicon substrates using a spin-coating sol-gel process. The precursor solution was prepared from metal nitrates, citric acid, and ethylene glycol. The thin films with various Fe/Sr molar ratios of 8-12 were heat treated at different temperatures from 700 to 900°C. The composition, microstructure, and magnetic properties of the SrM thin films were also characterized. The results showed that the optimum molar ratio for Fe/Sr was 10, at which the lowest calcination temperature for obtaining the single-phase strontium hexaferrite thin films was 800°C. The crystallite size of the resultant thin films was below 50 nm.