Yttrium oxide inclusions in YBa2Cu3Ox thin films : Enhanced flux pinning and relation to copper oxide surface particles
(1992) In Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications 202(1-2). p.69-74- Abstract
- Semi-coherent Y2O3 (yttria) inclusions are identified in high quality epitaxial YBa2Cu3Ox (YBCO) thin films by using transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analyses. Magnetization measurements show enhanced flux pinning in films containing an increasing number density of inclusions. The inclusions are incorporated into the films without disturbing the YBCO structure appreciably. The number density is ≈ 1017 cm-3 in films having transport critical currents of 4x106 A cm-2 at 77 K. Nucleation of the yttria inclusions is suggested to occur spontaneously during film growth. The abundance of yttria inclusions is connected to the occurrence of large Cu-rich surface particles in films that have optimum superconducting... (More)
- Semi-coherent Y2O3 (yttria) inclusions are identified in high quality epitaxial YBa2Cu3Ox (YBCO) thin films by using transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analyses. Magnetization measurements show enhanced flux pinning in films containing an increasing number density of inclusions. The inclusions are incorporated into the films without disturbing the YBCO structure appreciably. The number density is ≈ 1017 cm-3 in films having transport critical currents of 4x106 A cm-2 at 77 K. Nucleation of the yttria inclusions is suggested to occur spontaneously during film growth. The abundance of yttria inclusions is connected to the occurrence of large Cu-rich surface particles in films that have optimum superconducting properties. (Less)
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- Selinder, T.I. ; Helmersson, Ulf ; Han, Z. ; Sundgren, J.E. ; Sjöström, H. and Wallenberg, LR LU
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- 0921-4534
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- 10.1016/0921-4534(92)90297-P
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