Published August 8, 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Induction of high-temperature superconductivity in pulsed laser ablated La2CuO4 thin films by room temperature chemical oxidation

  • 1. Birmingham Univ. (United Kingdom). School of Chemistry

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Facile fabrication of high-temperature superconducting La2CuO4 thin films through the combination of two seemingly disparate techniques is reported. Pulsed laser ablation is used to produce stoichiometric, c-axis oriented La2CuO4 thin films ∝3700 A in thickness. The convenient method of controlled room-temperature chemical oxidation using aqueous sodium bromite is then utilized to introduce excess holes in the valance band of La2CuO4. This induces superconductivity in the otherwise antiferromagnetic semiconductor. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Advanced Materials (Weinheim)
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 823-826.
ISSN
0935-9648
CODEN
ADVMEW

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