LOW-ENERGY ION-SCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY OBSERVATIONS OF C-AXIS-ORIENTED YBA2CU3O7-X THIN-FILMS - EFFECTS OF IN-VACUUM ANNEALING

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TANAKA, S
NAKAMURA, T
IIYAMA, M
YOSHIDA, N
TAKANO, S
SHOJI, F
OURA, K
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[1] SUMITOMO ELECT IND LTD, OSAKA RES LABS, KONOHANA KU, OSAKA 554, JAPAN
[2] OSAKA UNIV, FAC ENGN, SUITA, OSAKA 565, JAPAN
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10.1063/1.105604
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The atomic structure of (001) surfaces of c-axis-oriented YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) thin films was studied by low-energy ion scattering spectroscopy (ISS) after annealing in ultrahigh vacuum. This is the first report on the surface analysis of superconducting oxide evaluated by ISS. A clean surface of YBCO (001) 1 X 1 is produced by annealing at around 500-degrees-C. The surface structure is discussed in terms of the blocking and the nonblocking effects caused by the desorption of O(4) atoms. We conclude that the (001) surfaces are stabilized by Cu(1)-O chains.
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