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Thermodynamic stability and kinetics of Y-Ba-Cu-O film growth at high rates in atomic and molecular oxygen

  • W. Jo
  • , L. S.J. Peng
  • , W. Wang
  • , T. Ohnishi
  • , A. F. Marshall
  • , R. H. Hammond
  • , M. R. Beasley
  • , E. J. Peterson

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Abstract

High temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films have been grown using in situ electron beam evaporation at deposition rates over 1-10 nm/s. The higher activity of atomic oxygen is being explored along with molecular oxygen at reduced pressure (5 × 10-5 Torr). Preliminary observations indicate that YBa2Cu3O7-x is stable within a band of atomic oxygen flux and temperature, similar to that published for YBa2Cu3O7-x in molecular oxygen but many orders of magnitude lower in flux. The phase equilibrium appears to be different from that found for molecular oxygen at low rates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)183-189
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume225
Issue number2-4
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2001

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This project is supported by DOE in the Superconductivity Program for Electric Systems, and with help from 3 M in terms of loans of equipment and characterization such as ICP, SIMS, AES, and XRD. Special thanks to R.E. Ericson, C.V. Hamilton, and J.G. Storer of 3 M.

Keywords

  • A3. Vapor phase epitaxy
  • B1. Cuprates
  • B2. Superconducting materials

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