Microstructure of superconducting YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 minus. delta. thin films on Si and alumina substrates with buffer layers
Journal Article
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· Journal of Applied Physics; (USA)
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213-3890 (US)
The microstructure of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} (YBCO) films grown on silicon and alumina substrates with yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) buffer layers has been studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and x-ray diffraction. The as-deposited films are not amorphous, but are in fact composed of small crystalline grains. The top surface of the post-annealed YBCO film consists mainly of the orthorhombic structure of YBCO with large grains. Other phases are present within the films and have been identified. The presence of a very thin interdiffused layer of BaZrO{sub 3} between the YSZ and the YBCO has been shown by cross-sectional TEM.
- OSTI ID:
- 5301381
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics; (USA) Vol. 66:10; ISSN 0021-8979; ISSN JAPIA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360202* -- Ceramics
Cermets
& Refractories-- Structure & Phase Studies
656100 -- Condensed Matter Physics-- Superconductivity
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
BARIUM COMPOUNDS
BARIUM OXIDES
BUFFERS
CHALCOGENIDES
COHERENT SCATTERING
COPPER COMPOUNDS
COPPER OXIDES
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DIFFRACTION
ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
ELEMENTS
FILMS
LAYERS
MICROSCOPY
MICROSTRUCTURE
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SCATTERING
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SUBSTRATES
SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS
YTTRIUM OXIDES
360202* -- Ceramics
Cermets
& Refractories-- Structure & Phase Studies
656100 -- Condensed Matter Physics-- Superconductivity
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM OXIDES
BARIUM COMPOUNDS
BARIUM OXIDES
BUFFERS
CHALCOGENIDES
COHERENT SCATTERING
COPPER COMPOUNDS
COPPER OXIDES
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DIFFRACTION
ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
ELEMENTS
FILMS
LAYERS
MICROSCOPY
MICROSTRUCTURE
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SCATTERING
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SUBSTRATES
SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS
YTTRIUM OXIDES