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Preparation of Optically Smooth Surfaces of High TcSuperconducting Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

J. H. kim ,
A. Kapitulnik ,
J. S. Harris Jr ,
K. Char ,
I. Bozovic  and
W. Y. Lee
J. H. kim
Affiliation:
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
A. Kapitulnik
Affiliation:
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
J. S. Harris Jr
Affiliation:
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
K. Char
Affiliation:
Conductus Inc., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
I. Bozovic
Affiliation:
Varian Research Center, Palo Alto, CA 94303
W. Y. Lee
Affiliation:
IBM Almaden Research Center
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Abstract

We report optical studies of predominantly c-axis oriented high-Tc superconducting films before and after ion milling. A significant increase in midinfrared reflectivity resulted from ion milling of a few thousand Å Features associated with α-axis texture vanished after ion milling, resulting in pure c-axis films. This suggests that α-axis grains reside mostly near the surface in post-annealed high-Tc superconducting films. Therefore, even after annealing (for the purpose of raising Tc), highly oriented c-axis films can be retained by ion milling. This may be important for device applications where optically smooth surfaces and interfaces are to be routinely prepared.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 223: Symposium E – Low Energy Ion Beam and Plasma Modification of Materials , 1991 , 159
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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