Epitaxial yttria-stabilized zirconia on (1 1 02)sapphire for YBa sub 2 Cu sub 3 O sub 7 minus. delta. thin films

Journal Article · Mon Jan 21 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Applied Physics Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.104669· OSTI ID:6195227

Wu, X D; Muenchausen, R E; Nogar, N S ^[1]; Pique, A; Edwards, R ^[2]; Wilkens, B; Ravi, T S; Hwang, D M; Chen, C Y ^[3]

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1. ERDC, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (US)
2. Neocera Inc., 100 Jersey Avenue, Box D-12, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 (US)
3. Bellcore, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 (US)

Epitaxial yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) films were deposited on (1{bar 1}02) sapphire by pulsed laser deposition. The films are formed in a cubic phase with the {ital a} axis normal to the substrate surface. Ion beam (2.8 MeV He{sup ++}) channeling measurements show that the YSZ films are highly crystalline with a channeling minimum yield of 8%. The epitaxial relationship between the film and substrate is further confirmed by a cross-section transmission electron microscopy study. Epitaxial YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}} thin films deposited on YSZ/sapphire have {ital T}{sub {ital c}} and {ital J}{sub {ital c}} of up to 89 K and 1{times}10{sup 6} A/cm{sup 2} at 77 K, respectively.

• OSTI ID: 6195227
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters; (USA), Vol. 58:3; ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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