TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Ba/Y ratio in starting solution on microstructure evolution of YBCO films deposited by advanced TFA-MOD process
AU - Matsuda, J.
AU - Nakaoka, K.
AU - Izumi, T.
AU - Yamada, Y.
AU - Shiohara, Y.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as Collaborative Research and Development of Fundamental Technologies for Superconductivity Applications.
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008/7/15
Y1 - 2008/7/15
N2 - We have found that high critical current (IC) values of YBa2Cu3O7-y (YBCO) films are achieved by using the starting solution with the Ba/Y ratio less than 2.0 in the advanced TFA-MOD process. TEM observation revealed that there are few large pores in the YBCO final films with the Ba/Y ratio less than 2.0. Furthermore, from results of investigation of quenched films prepared by cooling rapidly during the calcination process, low Ba content in the starting solution was found to have an effect on attaining the precursor film with low porosity and uniform elemental distribution of cations. As for the crystallization process, there was no significant difference in phases and sizes of non-superconducting precipitates generated before YBCO epitaxial growth, irrespective of the Ba/Y ratio. However, homogeneity of lateral growth rate of the YBCO film is improved, when the starting solution with Ba/Y ratio less than 2.0 is used.
AB - We have found that high critical current (IC) values of YBa2Cu3O7-y (YBCO) films are achieved by using the starting solution with the Ba/Y ratio less than 2.0 in the advanced TFA-MOD process. TEM observation revealed that there are few large pores in the YBCO final films with the Ba/Y ratio less than 2.0. Furthermore, from results of investigation of quenched films prepared by cooling rapidly during the calcination process, low Ba content in the starting solution was found to have an effect on attaining the precursor film with low porosity and uniform elemental distribution of cations. As for the crystallization process, there was no significant difference in phases and sizes of non-superconducting precipitates generated before YBCO epitaxial growth, irrespective of the Ba/Y ratio. However, homogeneity of lateral growth rate of the YBCO film is improved, when the starting solution with Ba/Y ratio less than 2.0 is used.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.physc.2008.04.017
DO - 10.1016/j.physc.2008.04.017
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:47749100012
VL - 468
SP - 997
EP - 1005
JO - Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
JF - Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications
SN - 0921-4534
IS - 14
ER -