ISSN:
1077-3118
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
We have grown ultrathin films of Y1Ba2Cu3O7−x in situ on (001) SrTiO3 by pulsed laser deposition. The zero resistance transition temperature (Tc0) is 〉90 K for films 〉300 A(ring) thick. The critical current density (Jc at 77 K) is 0.8×106 A/cm2 for a 300 A(ring) film and 4–5×106 A/cm2 for a 1000 A(ring) film. The Tc0 and Jc deteriorate rapidly below 300 A(ring), reaching values of 82 K and 300 A/cm2 at 77 K, respectively, for a 100 A(ring) film. Films only 50 A(ring) thick exhibit metallic behavior and possible evidence of superconductivity without showing zero resistance to 10 K. These results are understood on the basis of the defects formed at the film-substrate interface, the density of which rapidly decreases over a thickness of 100 A(ring). We have studied these defects by ion channeling measurements and cross-section transmission electron microscopy. Our results suggest that the superconducting transport in these films is likely to be two dimensional in nature, consistent with the short coherence length along the c axis of the crystals.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.101463
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