The Morphology of YBa2Cu3O7−x Thin Films Grown on Ceramic Substrates
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Ion Beam
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ABSTRACTThe microstructure of thin films of the high Tc superconductor YBa2Cu3O7−x deposited on SrTiO3 and Y-stabilized cubic-zirconia (YSZ) single-crystal substrates has been characterized by transmission electron microscopy. Films on both substrates were polycrystalline. On {001 }-oriented SrTiO3, the grains are oriented with <110> normal to the substrate surface. On the same orientation of YSZ, two microstructures are observed: one in which grains have their c-axes normal to the substrate surface, the other in which grains have the a- (or b-) axis normal to the substrate surface. Both of these microstructures contain special grain boundaries. Annealing of ion-milled TEM specimens is presented as a means of removing ion-beam damage.
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