Published October 1, 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Microstructure and crystallization mechanism of YBa2Cu3O7-y films formed by advanced TFA-MOD process

  • 1. Superconductivity Research Laboratory, ISTEC, Shinonome 1-10-13, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0062 (Japan)
  • 2. Superconductivity Research Laboratory, ISTEC, Mutsuno 2-4-1, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya 456-8587 (Japan)

Description

We have investigated the effects of a heating rate in the calcination process on microstructures of YBa2Cu3O7-y (YBCO) precursor and final films. As a result, it was found CuO segregation in the YBCO precursor film, when the precursor was prepared at a rapid heating rate in the calcination. In the case of heating this precursor film in the crystallization process, many large pores and misoriented YBCO crystals tend to remain in the YBCO final film and its I C value deteriorates compared with the case of crystallizing the precursor, which is prepared at the slow heating rate in the calcination. It is important to control the heating rate in the calcination, in order to attain higher J C of the YBCO final films

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physc.2006.06.008;
PII
S0921-4534(06)00599-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. C, Superconductivity
Journal Volume
445-448
Journal Page Range
p. 563-569
ISSN
0921-4534
CODEN
PHYCE6

Conference

Title
18. international symposium on superconductivity
Acronym
ISS 2005
Dates
24-25 Oct 2005
Place
Tsukuba (Japan)

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