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Textured Superconducting Thin Films of Bismuth Cuprate by Laser Ablation Method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Ashok Kumar ,
L. Ganapathi  and
J. Narayan
Ashok Kumar
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C. 27695-7916
L. Ganapathi
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C. 27695-7916
J. Narayan
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C. 27695-7916
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Abstract

We have prepared highly textured superconducting thin films from Bi1.5pb0.5Ca3Sr2Cu4Ox (2324) on (100) YS-ZrO2 (Yttria stabilized zirconia) and Bi1.5Pb0.5Ca2Sr2Cu3°x (2223) on LaAlC-3 (100) and MgO (100) substrates at 650°C by pulsed laser ablation method.These films showed 2212 type of phase of the (BiPb)2(Ca,Sr)n+1CunO2n+4+5 family with onset transition temperature ( Tc ) ~ 110 K, confirming our earlier observations of 110 K superconductivity in a n = 2 bulk material. Thin films deposited from 2324 bulk target on YS-Z1O2 showed zero resistance temperature (Tco ) of 68 K but post annealing for one hour at 400°C in oxygen improved Tco from 68 K to 82 K. Thin films from 2223 target on LaAlO3 ( 100 ) and MgO ( 100 ) exhibited a Tco of 65 K and 74 K respectively while onset remained the same at 110 K. Further annealing at 400°C for one hour in oxygen did not show any improvement in Tco. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Rutherford backscattering (RBS) channeling studies were performed on these films for correlation between crystal structure, microstructure and superconducting properties. X-ray diffraction patterns indicated 2212 type phase with a= 5.39 Å and c=30.76 Å; preferential orientation of c-axis perpendicular to the substrate was observed. The lattice parameter and x-ray diffraction patterns were found to be invariant with annealing treatments.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 169: Symposium M – High Temperature Superconductors: Fundamental Properties and Novel Materials Processing , 1989 , 527
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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