Published April 21, 2005 | Version v1
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Growth, microstructure, Raman spectroscopy and annealing effect of Nd1-xYxBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films by laser ablation

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0NG (United Kingdom)

Description

Superconducting thin films of Nd1-xYxBa2Cu3O7-δ (x 0.053, 0.106 and 0.159) have been grown on single crystal SrTiO3 substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The orientation of the films was investigated by x-ray diffraction. The surface morphology of the films was examined by atomic force microscopy and scanning tunnelling microscopy. Qualitative and quantitative elemental analyses of the films were carried out by using electron probe microanalysis. Micro-Raman spectroscopy was used to study the oxygen sublattice vibrations of the films. The effects of annealing were also investigated after patterning device structures in the films

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/38/1190/d5_8_015.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics (ISSN 1361-6463) http://www.iop.org/

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URL
http://stacks.iop.org/0022-3727/38/1190/d5_8_015.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
DOI
10.1088/0022-3727/38/8/015;
PII
S0022-3727(05)88247-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 1190-1198
ISSN
0022-3727
CODEN
JPAPBE

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36105981
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ABLATION; ANNEALING; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; COPPER ORES; CRYSTAL GROWTH; ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; ENERGY BEAM DEPOSITION; LASER RADIATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PULSED IRRADIATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; STRONTIUM TITANATES; THIN FILMS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COHERENT SCATTERING; DEPOSITION; DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; FILMS; HEAT TREATMENTS; IRRADIATION; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; MICROANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NONMETALS; ORES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATIONS; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; SCATTERING; SPECTROSCOPY; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE COATING; TITANATES; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS