  In the perovskite oxide SrCrO$_{3}$ the interplay between crystal structure,
strain and orbital ordering enables a transition from a metallic to an
insulating electronic structure under certain conditions. We identified a
narrow window of oxygen partial pressure in which highly strained SrCrO$_{3}$
thin films can be grown using radio-frequency (RF) off-axis magnetron
sputtering on three different substrates,
(LaAlO$_{3}$)$_{0.3}$-(Sr$_{2}$TaAlO$_{6}$)$_{0.7}$ (LSAT), SrTiO$_{3}$ (STO)
and DyScO$_{3}$ (DSO). X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy confirmed
the quality of the films and a metal-insulator transition driven by the
substrate induced strain was demonstrated.
