CRACK FORMATION IN EPITAXIAL [110] THIN-FILMS OF YBA2CU3O7-DELTA AND PRBA2CU3O7-X ON [110]SRTIO3 SUBSTRATES

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OLSSON, E [1 ]
GUPTA, A [1 ]
THOULESS, MD [1 ]
SEGMULLER, A [1 ]
CLARKE, DR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT MAT,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
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10.1063/1.105110
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A characteristic feature of epitaxial [110] thin films of YBa2Cu3O7-delta and PrBa2Cu3O7-x on [110]SrTiO3 substrates is that the films have a tendency to crack along the (001) planes. We have studied the crack spacing as a function of deposition temperature and film thickness. The experimental data have been found to be in excellent agreement with a theoretical analysis of the crack spacings in brittle films. The study has allowed us to determine the critical thickness below which no cracks are expected to form as a function of temperature for [110] films of YBa2Cu3O7-delta, PrBa2Cu3O7-x, and YBa2Cu3O7-delta/PrBa2Cu3O7-x bilayers.
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