High TC Superconducting Films from Metallo-Organic Precursors

1987 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. W. Davison ◽  
S. G. Shyu ◽  
R. C. Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Precursor Solution ◽  
Superconducting Films ◽  
Superconducting Properties ◽  
High Tc ◽  
Casting Technique ◽  
Spin Casting ◽  
Molar Ratios ◽  
High Boiling Point ◽  
Organic Precursors ◽  
Metal Soaps

ABSTRACTHigh Tc superconducting films of heavy metal soaps (derived from carboxylic acid precursors) have been prepared on Si and other substrates. The precursors were synthesized and mixed in appropriate molar ratios to form the high Tc compound YBa2Cu3O7−x, using a high boiling point common solvent base. The precursor solution was deposited by a spin casting technique on the substrates. Film thicknesses of 0.1–1.0μm were achieved after heat treatment at 550°-850°C ≤4 hours. Films were analyzed as to orientation, appropriate phase, interfacial reaction and superconducting properties.

Fabrication of high Tc Superconducting Films with Diffusion Barriers

1987 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. T. Ghien ◽  
Gang Xiao ◽  
M. Z. Cieplak ◽  
A. Bakhshai ◽  
A. Gavrin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Buffer Layer ◽  
Meissner Effect ◽  
Superconducting Films ◽  
Diffusion Barriers ◽  
Buffer Layers ◽  
High Temperature Annealing ◽  
Superconducting Properties ◽  
High Tc ◽  
Effective Current ◽  
High Transition

Superconducting YBa2Cu3O; thin films have been prepared by magnetron sputtering onto [100] single crystal MgO with and without an Au buffer layer. All samples show high transition temperatures (82–87 K). The use of an Au buffer layer significantly improves the superconducting properties, particularly the Meissner effect and critical current density (3.3×106A/cm2 at 2 K and 3.5×104A/cm2 at T=77 K). The Au buffer layers remain metallic after high temperature annealing in an oxygen atmosphere, and may thus serve as effective current shunts.

Characterization of Y-Ba-Cu-O films grown on silicon substrates by sequential evaporation

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 866-867
Author(s):  
E. L. Hall ◽  
A. Mogro-Campero ◽  
L. G. Turner ◽  
N. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Film Deposition ◽  
Superconducting Films ◽  
Electron Beam Evaporation ◽  
Film Deposition ◽  
Silicon Substrates ◽  
Superconducting Properties ◽  
Sequential Electron ◽  
Thin Superconducting Films

There is great interest in the growth of thin superconducting films of YBa2Cu3Ox on silicon, since this is a necessary first step in the use of this superconductor in a variety of possible electronic applications including interconnects and hybrid semiconductor/superconductor devices. However, initial experiments in this area showed that drastic interdiffusion of Si into the superconductor occurred during annealing if the Y-Ba-Cu-O was deposited direcdy on Si or SiO2, and this interdiffusion destroyed the superconducting properties. This paper describes the results of the use of a zirconia buffer layer as a diffusion barrier in the growth of thin YBa2Cu3Ox films on Si. A more complete description of the growth and characterization of these films will be published elsewhere.Thin film deposition was carried out by sequential electron beam evaporation in vacuum onto clean or oxidized single crystal Si wafers. The first layer evaporated was 0.4 μm of zirconia.

Processing and characterization of YBa2Cu3O7−x/Ag composites

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 46-47
Author(s):  
Jafar Javadpour ◽  
Bradley L. Thiel ◽  
Sarikaya Mehmet ◽  
Ilhan A. Aksay
Keyword(s):  
Composite System ◽  
Precursor Solution ◽  
Microstructural Development ◽  
Superconducting Properties ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Nitrate Precursor ◽  
Cold Pressed ◽  
Tape Cast ◽  
Composite Samples

Practical applications of bulk YBa2Cu3O7−x materials have been limited because of their inadequate critical current density (jc) and poor mechanical properties. Several recent reports have indicated that the addition of Ag to the YBa2Cu3O7−x system is beneficial in improving both mechanical and superconducting properties. However, detailed studies concerning the effect of Ag on the microstructural development of the cermet system have been lacking. Here, we present some observations on the microstructural evolution in the YBa2Cu3O7−x/Ag composite system.The composite samples were prepared by mixing various amounts (2.5 - 50 wt%) AgNO3 in the YBa2Cu3O7−x nitrate precursor solution. These solutions were then spray dried and the resulting powders were either cold pressed or tape cast. The microstructures of the sintered samples were analyzed using SEM (Philips 515) and an analytical TEM (Philips 430T).The SEM micrographs of the compacts with 2.5 and 50 wt% Ag addition sintered at 915°C (below the melting point of Ag) for 1 h in air are displayed in Figs. 1 and 2, respectively.

Noise of high-Tc superconducting films and bolometers

1998 ◽  
Vol 08 (PR3) ◽  
pp. Pr3-293-Pr3-296
Author(s):  
I. A. Khrebtov ◽  
V. N. Leonov ◽  
A. D. Tkachenko ◽  
P. V. Bratukhin ◽  
A. A. Ivanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Superconducting Films ◽  
High Tc

Materials and device aspects of some high Tc superconducting films

1981 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Wolf ◽  
D. U. Gubser ◽  
T. L. Francavilla ◽  
E. F. Skelton
Keyword(s):  
Superconducting Films ◽  
High Tc

High‐Tc Undoped and Pb‐Doped BI‐SR‐CA‐CU‐O thin Films Prepared by Organometallic Chemical Vapor Deposition

1989 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Zhang ◽  
H. O Marcy ◽  
L .M. Tonge ◽  
B. W. Wessels ◽  
T. J. Marks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
High Tc ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Organic Precursors ◽  
Organometallic Chemical Vapor Deposition

AbstractFilms of the high‐Tc undoped and Pb‐doped Bi‐Sr‐Ca‐Cu‐O (BSCCO) superconductors have been prepared by low pressure organometallic chemical vapor deposition (OMCVD) using the volatile metal‐organic precursors Cu(acetylacetonate)2, Sr(dipivaloylmethanate)2, Ca(dipivaloylmethanate)2, and triphenyl bismuth. Factors which influence texture and morphology of the OMCVD‐derived films have been investigated, including the effects of annealing, doping, and substrates.

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