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Synthesis and characterization of high-T(sub c) screen-printed Y-Ba-Cu-O films on alumina

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OSTI ID:5572827

Thick films of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O(sub 7-x) have been deposited on highly polished alumina substrates by the screen printing technique. To optimize the post-printing heat treatment, the films were baked at various temperatures for different lengths of time and oxygen-annealed at a lower temperature. The resulting films were characterized by electrical resistivity measurements, x-ray diffraction, and optical and scanning electron microscopy. Properties of the films were found to be highly sensitive to the post-printing thermal treatment. Films baked for 15 min at 1000 C in oxygen were hard, adherent, near single phase, and superconducting with T(sub c)(onset) approx 96 K, T(sub c)(zero) approx 66 K and Delta T sub c (10 to 90 percent) approx 10 K.

Research Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center
OSTI ID:
5572827
Report Number(s):
N-88-22805; NASA-TM--100860; E--4069; NAS--1.15:100860; CONF-880504--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English