Published March 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Nano-stripe structures in light rare-earth high-Tc superconductors

  • 1. Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Saarbruecken, PO Box 151150, D-66041 Saarbruecken (Germany)
  • 2. Institute of Functional Materials, University of Saarbruecken, PO Box 151150, D-66041 Saarbruecken (Germany)

Description

Topographic investigations of surfaces of melt-textured GdBa2Cu3Ox (GdBCO) samples were performed by means of AFM and STM at ambient conditions. Pure GdBCO is found to exhibit mainly nanoclusters, while GdBCO doped with ZnO nanoparticles reveals the nanostripe patterns as observed earlier in other high-Tc cuprates. Details of the nanostripe patterns are investigated. Using the electron backscatter diffraction technique and polarization microscopy, we could determine the crystallographic orientation of the nanostripes and their interaction with the always present twin boundary structure

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Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
61
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 601-605
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
International conference on nanoscience and technology
Dates
30 Jul - 4 Aug 2006
Place
Basel (Switzerland)