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Influence of deposition rate on the properties of thick YBa2Cu3O7–δ films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

S. R. Foltyn ,
E. J. Peterson ,
J. Y. Coulter ,
P. N. Arendt ,
Q. X. Jia ,
P. C. Dowden ,
M. P. Maley ,
X. D. Wu  and
D. E. Peterson
S. R. Foltyn
Affiliation:
Superconductivity Technology Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
E. J. Peterson
Affiliation:
Superconductivity Technology Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
J. Y. Coulter
Affiliation:
Superconductivity Technology Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
P. N. Arendt
Affiliation:
Superconductivity Technology Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
Q. X. Jia
Affiliation:
Superconductivity Technology Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
P. C. Dowden
Affiliation:
Superconductivity Technology Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
M. P. Maley
Affiliation:
Superconductivity Technology Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
X. D. Wu
Affiliation:
Superconductivity Technology Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
D. E. Peterson
Affiliation:
Superconductivity Technology Center, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
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Abstract

To investigate potential limits to the rate at which high-quality YBa2Cu3O7–δ can be deposited, we have produced a series of 1 μm thick films by pulsed laser deposition on single-crystal SrTiO3 substrates at average rates ranging from 2 Å/s to 240 Å/s. The critical current density of low-rate films was over 2 MA/cm2 at 75 K, self field, but dropped linearly with rate to about 1 MA/cm2 at the upper end of the range. In addition, the superconducting transition temperature, resistivity above the transition, and performance in an applied magnetic field were all degraded by increasing the deposition rate. A change in c-axis lattice parameter suggests that possible causes for this degradation are oxygen deficiency or cation disorder with the latter being the more likely. Annealing high-rate films at 790 °C for as little as 20 min improved critical current density to within 20% of low-rate values, and resulted in dramatic improvements in other film properties as well.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 12 , Issue 11 , November 1997 , pp. 2941 - 2946
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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