GROWTH-MECHANISM OF YBA2CU3O7-DELTA THIN-FILMS ON VICINAL MGO

被引:26
作者
NORTON, MG [1 ]
MOECKLY, BH [1 ]
CARTER, CB [1 ]
BUHRMAN, RA [1 ]
机构
[1] CORNELL UNIV,SCH APPL & ENGN PHYS,ITHACA,NY 14853
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10.1016/0022-0248(91)90700-F
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O7 [晶体学];
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0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
YBa2Cu3O7-delta thin films have been grown on vicinal MgO substrates by pulsed-laser ablation. The substrate topography has been shown to affect the microstructure of the film. The step edges act as preferential sites for island nucleation, controlling the in-plane alignment of the islands. The resulting microstructure consists of c-axis oriented grains which have a large aspect ratio. The formation of a well-defined substrate surface enables the growth of highly oriented YBa2Cu3O7-delta films, on a substrate where there is a large lattice mismatch. The films have been characterized by both X-ray diffraction techniques and transmission electron microscopy.
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