Ion-beam-assisted deposition of magnesium oxide films for coated conductors.
The development of high critical-temperature thin-film superconductors and coated conducting wires is important for electric power applications. To achieve high transport current density, template films are necessary for the successful deposition of biaxially aligned YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-x} (YBCO) on flexible metal substrates. We grew biaxially aligned magnesium oxide (MgO) template films by ion-beam-assisted deposition with electron-beam evaporation. MgO films of {approx}100 {angstrom} thickness were deposited on Si{sub 3}N{sub 4}-coated Si substrates at a deposition rate of {approx}1.5 {angstrom}/sec with an ion flux of {approx}110 {micro}A/cm{sup 2} bombarding the substrate at a 45{sup o} angle. To study crystalline structure by X-ray diffraction, we deposited an additional layer of MgO. Good in- and out-of-plane alignment was observed, with (111) {phi}-scan full-width half-maximum (FWHM) of 6.2{sup o} and (002) {omega}-scan FWHM of 2.2{sup o}.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 795042
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/ET/CP-106284
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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