Published September 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Preparation and x-ray pole-figure characterization of DC-sputtered Bi-2201, Bi-2212 and Bi-2223 thin films

  • 1. Institute of Materials Science, NCSR 'Demokritos', Athens (Greece)
  • 2. Institut fuer Physik, Johannes Gutenberg Universitat, Mainz (Germany)

Description

Thin films of the three members of the superconducting series Bi2Sr2Can-1CunO2n+4, n = 1,2,3, were prepared by diode sputtering. X-ray characterization shows that all the films are single phase and c-axis oriented and in addition they are epitaxially grown. The latter is found by x-ray pole-figure measurements taken with a four-circle diffractometer. These are emphasized in this work. AC susceptibility measurements show that, while the 2201 films are not superconducting until 4 K, the transition temperatures of the 2212 films are 82 K-90 K and of the 2223 films 84 K-89 K. (author)

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Journal Title
Superconductor Science and Technology (Online)
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 712-716
ISSN
1361-6668

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8 refs; This record replaces 31040405