SPUTTER-INDUCED GRAIN-BOUNDARY JUNCTIONS IN YBA2CU3O7-X THIN-FILMS ON MGO

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VUCHIC, BV
MERKLE, KL
DEAN, KA
BUCHHOLZ, DB
CHANG, RPH
MARKS, LD
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[1] ARGONNE NATL LAB, SCI & TECHNOL CTR SUPERCOND, ARGONNE, IL 60439 USA
[2] NORTHWESTERN UNIV, DEPT MAT SCI & ENGN, EVANSTON, IL 60208 USA
[3] NORTHWESTERN UNIV, SCI & TECHNOL CTR SUPERCOND, EVANSTON, IL 60208 USA
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10.1063/1.358721
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A low voltage argon ion sputter technique was used to form grain boundary junctions in YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films on MgO. The YBa2Cu3O7-x thin film grown on a pre-sputtered region of MgO was rotated 45°about the [001 axis relative to the YBa 2Cu3O7-x thin film grown on an adjacent unsputtered region of the substrate. YBa2Cu3O 7-x thin films were grown using pulsed organometallic beam epitaxy (POMBE). The current-voltage and resistance-temperature characteristics of individual grain boundary junctions demonstrated weak-link-type behavior. Sputter-induced 45°grain boundary junctions are advantageous in device applications because they are planar and simple to form in many configurations. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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