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Y-Ba-Cu-O superconducting thin films by simultaneous or sequential evaporation

Journal Article · · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.99373· OSTI ID:5680381
Superconducting thin films of Y-Ba-Cu-O near the 1:2:3 stoichiometry were produced by simultaneous (coevaporation) and sequential (multilayer) evaporation in the same evaporator. The best film obtained on yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) had a superconducting onset temperature of 104 K, a midpoint T/sub c/ of 92 K, and zero resistance at Tless than or equal to74 K. Stoichiometry was deduced by inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy, and elemental depth profiles were obtained by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Film stoichiometry changes only near the film/substrate boundary for films on YSZ. Films on Si/SiO/sub 2/ were not superconducting; depth profiling shows severe changes of film composition with depth. A major theme of this work is process reproducibility, which was found to be poor for coevaporation but improved considerably for sequential evaporation.
Research Organization:
GE Research and Development Center, Schenectady, New York 12301
OSTI ID:
5680381
Journal Information:
Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 52:7; ISSN APPLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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