BULK AND SURFACE-STRUCTURE OF EPITAXIAL YBA2CU3O7-DELTA THIN-FILMS GROWN ON MG2TIO4 (001) SUBSTRATE LAYERS .2. ORIENTATION AND SURFACE-STRUCTURE

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SUM, R [1 ]
LANG, HP [1 ]
HAEFKE, H [1 ]
BERTHOLD, L [1 ]
HESSE, D [1 ]
GUNTHERODT, HJ [1 ]
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[1] MAX PLANCK INST MICROSTRUCT PHYS,O-4050 HALLE,GERMANY
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10.1016/0925-8388(93)90699-N
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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Thin films of YBa2Cu3O7-delta (YBCO) have been grown on Mg2TiO4 substrate layers by pulsed laser deposition. The substrate temperature T(s) has been varied between 600 and 800-degrees-C in order to optimize the YBCO film growth. All samples were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). We have found an optimum T(s) in the range of 675-700-degrees-C where the YBCO thin films show perfect (001) orientation. SEM and STM reveal that the (001) oriented YBCO films have very flat surfaces. STM shows a large number of spiral growth hills and steps of unit cell height. These films exhibit a superconducting transition temperature T(c)(onset) at 88.5 K and a zero resistance at 86.5 K. Films grown at lower substrate temperatures show no (001) orientation, but (100) and (110)/(103) orientations. At higher T(s) additional (100) oriented grains occur.
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