• DocumentCode
    1500416
  • Title

    A simple method for preparing superconducting high Tc thin films

  • Author

    Romano, P. ; Nigro, A. ; Vaglio, R. ; Signorelli, E. ; Gray, K.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Dipartimento di Fisica, Salerno Univ., Italy
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2481
  • Lastpage
    2483
  • Abstract
    High-quality superconducting films of the high-Tc compound YBa2Cu3O7 were prepared on sapphire using a simple method that combines DC magnetron sputtering from a single target and evaporation from a heated source. The method should be especially suitable for depositing thin films on complex surfaces. YBa2Cu3O7-δ films with Tc=92 K (onset) were prepared using a YCU3 target and evaporating barium by a specially designed, feedback-controlled, molybdenum heater using either pure barium or barium-aluminum alloy. The films were characterized by X-rays, electron-dispersion spectroscopy, and other techniques
  • Keywords
    barium compounds; high-temperature superconductors; sputtered coatings; superconducting thin films; yttrium compounds; 92 K; Al2O3-YBa2Cu3O7 ; DC magnetron sputtering; X-ray studies; YBa2Cu3O7; electron-dispersion spectroscopy; evaporation; high temperature superconductors; high-Tc compound; superconducting films; Barium; Coatings; Monitoring; Sputtering; Substrates; Superconducting epitaxial layers; Superconducting magnets; Superconducting thin films; Superconductivity; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.92811
  • Filename
    92811