Published 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Critical current characteristics of step-edge YBa2Cu3Oy weak lines

  • 1. National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan, Province of China)

Description

YBa2Cu3Oy (YBCO) junctions were fabricated across the step-edge on MgO (001) substrates. The line of the step-edge made an angle, α, of 90 degrees, 45 degrees, or 22.5 degrees with the crystal a-axis. The step heights were 120 - 350 nm. YBCO films were grown onto the MgO (001) (the step-edge substrate) using an off axis rf magnetron sputtering system. The YBCO films were patterned to a 10 μm narrow strip crossing the edges. The critical current densities of YBCO junctions at T/Tc = 0.9 varied from 103 - 105 A/cm2 depending on ratio of the step height to the film thickness. The I-V curves under microwave irradiation showed Shapiro steps, indicating weak-link behavior. Using the step-edge junctions, the authors fabricated and characterized junctions and SQUIDs

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Advances in Cryogenic Engineering
Journal Volume
42B
Journal Page Range
p. 645-650.
ISSN
0065-2482
CODEN
ACYEAC

Conference

Title
1995 cryogenic engineering conference and international cryogenic materials conference.
Dates
17-21 Jul 1995.
Place
Columbus, OH (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
28058567
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BARIUM OXIDES; COPPER OXIDES; CRITICAL CURRENT; SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS; SUPERCONDUCTING JUNCTIONS; YTTRIUM OXIDES
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CURRENTS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FILMS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-950722--.