In:
Applied Physics Letters, AIP Publishing, Vol. 64, No. 3 ( 1994-01-17), p. 375-377
Abstract:
We have grown superconducting Nd1.85Ce0.15CuO4−y (NCCO) thin films on (11̄02) sapphire using a yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) buffer layer, which has been demonstrated to be the best material for the growth of n-type superconducting NCCO thin films. The films are c-axis oriented, epitaxially grown with a small mosaic spread of 0.2° and a Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy channeling yield of ∼9%. Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy images reveal a sharp interface between NCCO and YSZ. The microwave surface resistance of NCCO films on YSZ buffered sapphire at 9.6 GHz is only 80 μΩ at 4.2 K in zero magnetic field, which is comparable to Y1Ba2Cu3O7−y films at similar reduced temperature, as a consequence of the decrease of structural imperfection in the film. The temperature dependence of the surface resistance and magnetic penetration depth in these films further confirms the s-wave BCS nature of NCCO.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0003-6951
,
1077-3118
Language:
English
Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Publication Date:
1994
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