SUPERCONDUCTING YBA2CU3O7 THIN-FILMS ON MGO BY KRF LASER ABLATION - OPTIMIZATION OF DEPOSITION PARAMETERS

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SAKEEK, HF
HIGGINS, M
GRAHAM, WG
MORROW, T
TURNER, RJ
WALMSLEY, DG
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[1] Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Queen's University
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10.1063/1.349398
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The optimization of interrelated deposition parameters during deposition of in situ YBa2Cu3O7 thin films on MgO <001> substrates by KrF laser ablation was systematically studied in a single experimental chamber. The optimum condition was found to be a substrate temperature of 720-degrees-C and a target-substrate distance of 5 cm in an oxygen partial pressure of 100 mTorr. These conditions produced films with T(c) = 87 K. The presence of YO in the plasma plume was found to be important in producing good quality films. The films were characterized by resistance-temperature measurements, energy dispersive x-ray analyses, scanning electron microscopy, and x-ray-diffraction measurements, and the physical reasons underlying film quality degradation at parameter values away from optimal are discussed.
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