THE MICROSTRUCTURE AND ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES OF LOW-RESISTANCE CONTACTS TO YBA2CU3O7-DELTA CERAMICS

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HOLLIN, CA [1 ]
ABELL, JS [1 ]
GILBERD, PW [1 ]
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[1] VICTORIA UNIV WELLINGTON,DEPT PHYS,WELLINGTON,NEW ZEALAND
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10.1088/0953-2048/8/1/002
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Contacts with resistivities of 10(-8) Ohm cm(2) or less, at temperatures below the T-c of the underlying YBCO material, have been formed by incorporating gold wires into silver contact pads in a single heat treatment. Voltage-current characteristics of these contacts show superconducting behaviour. Microstructural cross-sections show an Ag/Au alloy with an Ag:Au atomic ratio of 3:1. Contacts made by applying wires after the silver heat treatment, which do not form an Ag/Au alloy, show residual resistances below T-c of around 0.5-50 m Ohm. Susceptibility and resistivity measurements were not suitable for critically differentiating between contact methods or treatment temperatures.
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