ATOMIC RESOLUTION AND NANOSTRUCTURE OF YBA2CU3O7-DELTA LASER-ABLATED THIN-FILMS STUDIES BY SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY (STM)

被引:50
作者
LANG, HP
FREY, T
GUNTHERODT, HJ
机构
[1] Institut für Physik, Universität Basel, Basel, CH-4056
来源
EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1991年 / 15卷 / 06期
关键词
PEROVSKITE PHASE SUPERCONDUCTORS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY DETERMINATIONS (INC SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY METHODS); THIN FILM; GROWTH; STRUCTURE; AND EPITAXY;
D O I
10.1209/0295-5075/15/6/018
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) is applied to investigate the surface structure of high-quality c-axis oriented laser-ablated thin YBa2Cu3O7-delta-films. The main features of the surface are steps of one-unit cell height documenting the two-dimensional growth process of the epitaxial film. For the first time atomic resolution with STM is achieved, indicating a 3.8 angstrom square lattice on YBa2Cu3O7-delta-laser-ablated films, as expected from diffraction techniques. Screw dislocations and holes of different sizes are the most frequently observed types of lattice defects in these films.
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