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In Situ Growth of Epitaxial Superconducting Yba2Cu3O7-X Films on Insulating, Semiconducting and Ferroelectric K(Ta,Nb)O3 by Pulsed Laser Ablation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

J. W. McCAMY ,
David P. Norton ,
Douglas H. Lowndes ,
L. A. Boatner ,
D. K. Christen ,
R. Feenstra  and
E. Sonder
J. W. McCAMY
Affiliation:
Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, U. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996
David P. Norton
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831‐6056
Douglas H. Lowndes
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831‐6056
L. A. Boatner
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831‐6056
D. K. Christen
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831‐6056
R. Feenstra
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831‐6056
E. Sonder
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831‐6056
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Abstract

K(Ta,Nb)O3 (KTN) is an interesting substrate for use in studies of epitaxial superconducting film‐substrate interactions because of a moderate lattice parameter mismatch with YBa2Cu3O7‐x and great versatility in electrical properties. KTN's properties are easily modified by doping to form an n‐type semiconductor and/or a ferroelectric with variable ferroelectric Tp. As an initial step in exploring such studies we have carried out what are believed to be the first epitaxial growth experiments of YBa2Cu3O7‐x films on insulating, semiconducting and ferroelectric KTN single crystals by pulsed laser ablation. We find that c‐axis‐normal epitaxial films can be consistently grown with TSc(R = 0) > 90K , △TSC ~1.5K, and Jc > IMA/cm2 on semiconducting and/or insulating KTaO3. However, growth on KNDO3 is problematic because of stresses generated by cooling the substrate through first order structural transitions, at even moderate cooling rates.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 169: Symposium M – High Temperature Superconductors: Fundamental Properties and Novel Materials Processing , 1989 , 469
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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