ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Superconducting YBa2Cu3O7−x films have been deposited in situ onto III-V superlattice substrates. The substrates were GaAs/AlAs superlattices grown by molecular beam epitaxy onto GaAs substrates. For 5000-A(ring) -thick YBCO films grown at 615 °C substrate temperature, we have obtained Tc of 73 K. For thinner films the Tc's are lower, indicating poor interfaces. However, the onset of the superconducting transition is 90 K in all cases. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) show these films to be polycrystalline. TEM shows an interaction layer of about 1000 A(ring) at the interface. Low-temperature cathodoluminescence measurements of the substrate show that atomic interdiffusion has intruded at least 5000 A(ring) below the interface.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.349020
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