ASPECTS OF ANNEALING AND FREE-SURFACE CRYSTALLIZATION OF YBCO THIN-FILMS

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FILIPCZUK, SW [1 ]
DRIVER, R [1 ]
SMITH, GB [1 ]
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[1] UNIV TECHNOL SYDNEY,DEPT APPL PHYS,BROADWAY,NSW 2007,AUSTRALIA
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PHYSICA C | 1990年 / 170卷 / 5-6期
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10.1016/0921-4534(90)90016-8
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We describe a method of high temperature annealing in which the control of oxygen partial pressure is the principal experimental determinant in obtaining highly c⊥ oriented thin films of YBa2Cu3O7 - δ on YSZ. Film crystallization, morphology and substrate interactions are discussed with detailed reference to the equilibria existing in the YBCO system. A model based on the melt-assisted crystallization of the precursor tetragonal compound, beginning at the free film surface, is used to explain the observed c⊥ texturing. Excellent Josephson coupling between grains of YBa2Cu3O7 - δ in our films is related to melt-assisted growth. We discuss the adverse effects of annealing in pure oxygen at high temperatures. © 1990.
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页码:457 / 468
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