Low-temperature processing of superconducting Tl2Ba2Ca1Cu2Ox films on CeO2 buffered sapphire

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OConnor, JD [1 ]
DewHughes, D [1 ]
Bramley, AP [1 ]
Grovenor, CRM [1 ]
Goringe, MJ [1 ]
Morley, SM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV OXFORD,DEPT MAT,OXFORD OX1 3PJ,ENGLAND
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10.1063/1.118093
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Tl2Ba2Ca1Cu2Ox thin films with excellent alignment have been grown on CeO2 buffered R-plane sapphire using an ex situ anneal step in argon atmospheres at temperatures of 720-740 degrees C. With this low-temperature process we have overcome the serious problem of reaction layers being formed at the CeO2/Tl2Ba2Ca1Cu2Ox interface, which can degrade film properties. The presence of a sharp CeO2/Tl2Ba2Ca1Cu2Ox interface has been confirmed by x-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and high resolution electron microscopy observations. Films have well connected morphologies, with critical temperature (T-c) values of up to 101.6 K and critical current density (J(c)) values of up to 1.25 x 10(5) A cm(-2). (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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