Effect of Ar+O-2 plasma etching on microwave characteristics of YBa2Cu3O7-x based resonators

被引:6
作者
Ban, M [1 ]
Takenaka, T [1 ]
Hayashi, K [1 ]
Suzuki, K [1 ]
Enomoto, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] KAWASAKI HEAVY IND LTD,AKASHI TECH INST,AKASHI,HYOGO 673,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1996年 / 35卷 / 08期
关键词
YBCO; Ar + O-2 plasma; oxygen effusion; micro-stripline resonator; oxygen radical;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.35.4318
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
We present an improvement in the patterning process of microwave devices by suppressing the oxygen effusion from the patterning edge of YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) thin film. The damage in the edge is estimated from unloaded Q factors of YBCO-based micro-stripline resonators, because the high frequency current is limited along the edge. The unloaded Q factors increase with the oxygen content during the plasma etching. This result suggests that oxygen radicals in the Ar + O-2 plasma restore the oxygen in the edge and reduce the loss of microwave devices.
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页码:4318 / 4321
页数:4
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