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Transmission Electron Microscope Study on Electrodeposited Gd2O3 and Gd2Zr2O7 Buffer Layers forYBa2Cu307-..delta.. Superconductors

Journal Article · · Physica C
We have investigated the microstructures of electrodeposited Gd{sub 2}O{sub 3} (GO) and Gd{sub 2}Zr{sub 2}O{sub 7} (GZO) buffer layers for YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7-{delta}} (YBCO) superconductors with conventional transmission electron microscopy (TEM). A high density of nanoscale voids was present in the GZO buffer layers. No voids were observed in GO buffer layers grown on GZO. YBCO superconductor grown on the GO/GZO buffer layer structure produced a critical current density (J{sub c}) of 3.3 x 10{sup 6} A/cm{sup 2} at 77 K in zero field.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99GO10337
OSTI ID:
940613
Journal Information:
Physica C, Journal Name: Physica C Journal Issue: 2008 Vol. 468
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English