Abstract
La2 - xSrxCuO4 high-Tc thin films are fabricated in situ using second harmonics of a pulsed Nd:YAG laser. Effects of the growth parameters, such as substrate temperature and oxygen pressure, on the physical properties of the films are investigated with resistance and X-ray diffractometry measurements. The films deposited on SrTiO3 (100) and MgO (100) substrates have zero resistance transition temperatures around 22 K. Most grains in these films are aligned with their c-axes perpendicular to the substrates. The current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of a patterned La2 - xSrxCuO4 thin film are measured at various temperatures near Tc. From the I-V characteristic curves, it is found that the measured critical current density (Jc) follows a power law Jc ∞ (1 - T/Tc)n with n ∼ 1.5. Also, the behaviors of the I-V curves are discussed in terms of the scaling theory of the vortex-glass model.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 293-300 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications |
Volume | 194 |
Issue number | 3-4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 10 May 1992 |