Published December 10, 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

Synthesis of superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films on nickel-based superalloy using in situ pulsed laser deposition

  • 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (USA)

Description

Good quality superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films have been grown on nickel-based superalloy, viz., Hastelloy with yttria-stabilized zirconia buffer layers employing a single chamber in situ pulsed laser deposition process. YBa2Cu3O7-δ films were found to be textured with c axis perpendicular to the substrate. A plot of normalized resistance against temperature exhibited a smooth metallic behavior followed by an onset superconducting transition at 92 K with the zero resistance temperature (Tc0) of 86 K. Critical current density for these films at 77 K was ∼7000 A cm-2 and critical current (Ic) was observed to be proportional to (1 - T/Tc0)1.4

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
57
Journal Issue
24
Series
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Journal Page Range
2594-2596
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLA