High misfit epitaxial growth: Superconducting YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 minus sub x thin films on (100)BaF sub 2 substrates
- Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871 (People's Republic of China)
{ital In} {ital situ} epitaxial growth of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{ital x}} superconducting thin films on (100)BaF{sub 2} substrates has been successful by an off-axis dc planar magnetron sputtering method. The zero-resistance temperatures of these thin films are about 81--84 K with transition width of 1.5 K. The characteristics of the films were examined by x-ray diffraction, reflection high energy electron diffraction, Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy ion channeling techniques, and scanning electron microscopy. The experimental results suggest that BaF{sub 2} is a promising material as substrates or buffer layers for the epitaxial growth of high {ital T}{sub {ital c}} superconducting thin films, especially in high frequency applications. Discussions on the heteroepitaxy of the YBCO/BaF{sub 2} system are propounded.
- OSTI ID:
- 5342083
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters; (United States) Vol. 59:12; ISSN APPLA; ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BARIUM FLUORIDES
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CHALCOGENIDES
CHANNELING
COHERENT SCATTERING
COPPER COMPOUNDS
COPPER OXIDES
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ION CHANNELING
LINE DEFECTS
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OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
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SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
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SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS
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TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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