ALL INSITU DEPOSITION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF YBA2CU3O7-X THIN-FILMS BY LOW-ENERGY-ELECTRON DIFFRACTION AND LOW-ENERGY ION-SCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY

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TANAKA, S
NAKAMURA, , T
TOKUDA, H
IIYAMA, M
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[1] Information and Electronics Laboratories, Sumitomo Electric Industries, LTD., Konohana-ku, Osaka 554, 1-1-3, Shimaya
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10.1063/1.109132
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O59 [应用物理学];
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In an ultrahigh vacuum apparatus, c-axis oriented YBa2CU3O7-x (YBCO) thin films were deposited by an ozone-assisted reactive coevaporation method and characterized by low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and low-energy ion scattering spectroscopy (LEISS). A clean surface with crystal perfection within the top two monolayers was confirmed by LEED for the first time. LEISS analysis showed that this clean surface is terminated by Cu ( 1 )-0 chains. These experiments also indicate that the oxygen pressure and the vacuum condition are one of the essential factors in keeping an outermost surface clean.
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