Properties of YBCO on LaMnO3-capped IBAD MgO-templates without Homo-epitaxial MgO layer.
- ORNL
Previously, it has been well established that in an IBAD architecture for coated conductors, (1) LaMnO3 (LMO) buffer layers are structurally and chemically compatible with an underlying homo-epitaxial MgO layer and (2) high current density YBCO films can be grown on these LMO templates. In the present work, the homo-epi MgO layer has been successfully eliminated and a LMO cap layer was grown directly on the IBAD (MgO) template. The performance of the LMO/IBAD (MgO) samples has been qualified by depositing 1 m-thick YBCO coatings by pulsed laser deposition. Electrical transport measurements of YBCO films on the standard (with homo-epi MgO) and simplified (without homo-epi MgO) IBAD architectures were carried out. The angular dependencies of critical current density (Jc) are similar for both IBAD architectures. XRD measurements indicate good, c-axis aligned YBCO films. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images reveal that microstructures of YBCO/LMO/IBAD (MgO) and YBCO/LMO/homo-epi MgO/IBAD (MgO) templates are similar. These results demonstrate the strong potential of using LMO as a single cap layer directly on IBAD (MgO) for the development of a simplified IBAD architecture.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- OE USDOE - Office of Electric Transmission and Distribution
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 963681
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 19, Issue 3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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