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Recently, superconducting Nd1Ba2Cu3Oy (Ndl23) thin films with high superconducting transition temperature (T c) have been successfully fabricated at our institute employing the standard laser ablation method. In this paper, we report the results of surface characterization of the Nd123 thin films using an ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscope/spectroscopy (UHV-STM/STS) and an atomic force microscope (AFM) system operated in air. Clear spiral pattern is observed on the surfaces of Nd123 thin films by STM and AFM, suggesting that films are formed by two-dimensional island growth mode. Contour plots of the spirals show that the step heights of the spirals are not always the integer or half-integer number of thec-axis parameter of the structure. This implies that the surface natural termination layer of the films may not be unique. This result is supported byI-V STS measurements. The surface morphology of the Nd123 thin films is compared with that of thec-axis-oriented Y1Ba2Cu3Sy thin films. Surface atomic images of the as-prepared Nd123 thin films are obtained employing both STM and AFM. STS measurements show that most of the surfaces are semiconductive. The results of STS measurements together with the fact that we are able to see the surface atomic images using scanning probe microscopes suggest that exposure to air does not cause serious degradation to the as-prepared surfaces of Nd123 thin films.  相似文献   

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The topographic and electronic properties of the surfaces of (001) and (110) oriented YBa2Cu3Oy, epitaxial films have been probed by atomic resolution STM/STS at 4.2 K. The STM image on the (001) surface clearly revealed the atomic corrugation of the tetragonal lattice with an average spacing of 0.4 nm. while on the (110) surface the orthorhombic atomic lattice, corresponding to the Cu atoms of both CuO2 and CuO chain planes, was observed. The STS result on the (001) surface indicated the semiconducting nature of the terminating layer. As the tunneling tip came closer to the surface, however, the shape of the tunneling spectrum became more metallic and showed a superconducting energy gap, which seems to arise from the underlying superconducting layer. On the other hand, the tunneling spectra on the (110) surface indicated superconducting gap structures, independent of the tip-sample distance.  相似文献   

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We report low temperature scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) studies on NdBa2Cu3O7 ? δ (Nd123) single crystals. Two characteristic spectra with a nearly ohmic background spectrum and a V-shaped background are observed on the cleaved surfaces. The former spectum shows an inhomogeneous distribution of a superconducting energy gap (2Δ) for STS differential conductance map. The latter shows a homogeneous distribution. It is probable that those differences are attributed to a tunneling current from different surface layers. The temperature dependence of tunneling conductance spectrum with a V-shaped background reveals that the superconducting gap disappears around T c, and no pseudogap behavior exists above T c.  相似文献   

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Anex situ process has been developed to produce thin superconducting Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8 films. The properties of films grown on different substrates using different annealing regimes were studied. Critical temperatures of 103–107 K were measured on films prepared in a broad range of annealing temperatures on SrTiO3, LaAlO3, and Y-ZrO2 substrates. A critical current density,J c, of 2×106 A/cm2 at 77 K was measured on LaAlO3. Film morphology was studied by SEM, AFM, and STM.  相似文献   

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The surface morphology of laser-deposited superconducting YBa2Cu3O7?x thin films has been studied using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). Very high resolution of the surface morphology has been obtained showing well-textured surfaces with very distinct growth patterns. The thin films produced byin situ laser deposition are highly oriented with typicalJ c values > 1× 106A cm?2 at 77 K. The morphology of these surfaces as revealed by STM is a terraced, layer-like structure with a discrete rise of each terrace level approximately equal to thec-axis lattice spacing. These terraces are stacked upon each other in an ordered fashion. These terraces can also be viewed as a series of chip-like morphologies which increase in size at the lower levels. The surface structure (amount of texturing and size of terraces near the surface) shows a small but observable dependence upon the deposition conditions, with lower deposition rates producing larger grain sizes. We have also studied the chemical etching of these surfaces and the resultant morphologies have been followed using atomic force microscopy. Upon chemical etching the individual grains are revealed and due to the epitaxial growth of these films, most likely represent mutually aligned but separate grains. These etching studies provide valuable information about substructures. A model for film growth based upon nucleation and growth will be described.  相似文献   

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We report low temperature scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) studies on NdBa2Cu3O7 – (Nd123) single crystals. Two characteristic spectra with a nearly ohmic background spectrum and a V-shaped background are observed on the cleaved surfaces. The former spectum shows an inhomogeneous distribution of a superconducting energy gap (2) for STS differential conductance map. The latter shows a homogeneous distribution. It is probable that those differences are attributed to a tunneling current from different surface layers. The temperature dependence of tunneling conductance spectrum with a V-shaped background reveals that the superconducting gap disappears around T c, and no pseudogap behavior exists above T c.  相似文献   

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TiO2 and (NdyTi1  y)Ox thin films were deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering process from mosaic Ti–Nd targets and characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman optical spectroscopy and nanoindentation technique. XRD measurements revealed that as-prepared titanium dioxide and TiO2 thin films with 4 and 7 at.% of Nd had nanocrystalline rutile structure, while coatings with larger amount of Nd were amorphous. Raman spectroscopy investigations showed that the increase of the neodymium concentration caused amorphisation of the coatings and hindered their crystal growth. All as-prepared coatings were transparent in the visible wavelength range with a transmittance of approximately 80%. The refractive index and extinction coefficient of the thin films gradually decreased with the increase of the neodymium concentration. Micro-mechanical properties, i.e. hardness and elastic modulus, were determined using traditional load-controlled nanoindentation testing and continuous stiffness measurements. The highest hardness and elastic modulus values were obtained for thin films with 7 at.% of Nd and were approximately 14.8 GPa and 166.3 GPa, respectively.  相似文献   

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《Thin solid films》2006,515(2):535-539
Titanium dioxide thin films were grown on a lattice-matched LaAlO3(100) surfaces using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) in oxygen atmosphere. The films were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The crystal structure of all the films was anatase. Preferred oriented films with a c-axis normal to the substrate surface were obtained. RHEED analysis also revealed that the films had the preferential in-plane orientation, demonstrating that anatase films were epitaxially grown on the substrate. The flatness of the films depended on their growth conditions and thickness.  相似文献   

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Anex situ process has been developed to produce thin superconducting Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8 films. The properties of films grown on different substrates using different annealing regimes were studied. Critical temperatures of 103–107 K were measured on films prepared in a broad range of annealing temperatures on SrTiO3, LaAlO3, and Y-ZrO2 substrates. A critical current density,J c, of 2×106 A/cm2 at 77 K was measured on LaAlO3. Film morphology was studied by SEM, AFM, and STM.  相似文献   

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Investigations on pure superconducting phase TlBa2Ca2Cu3Ox (Tl-1223) thin films formation, of about 100-125 nm in thickness, on (001) LaAlO3 single crystal substrate, were made using radio-frequency sputtering deposition of Ba2Ca2Cu3Ox precursor films and ex-situ thallination in sealed quartz tube. The precursor films were thallinated under different conditions of partial oxygen pressure, temperature, time and y thallium source content using unreacted pellets of composition TlyBa2Ca2Cu3Ox. In all cases, strongly c-oriented multiphase films were obtained. A correlation between the Tl-1223 phase purity and the precursor film conditions of thallination is established. Temperature and time of thallination as well as the thallium source content and the partial pressure of oxygen play a key role in the quality of the obtained film. The films' onset temperature of the superconducting transition ranges between 90 and 103 K. It is shown that the best samples can be obtained from a dense precursor film and relatively medium thallination time.  相似文献   

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Indentation size effect (ISE) for (Sm123)1?x(Nd123)x superconducting samples which were fabricated by the solid state reaction technique for values of x = 0.00, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, and 0.30 was investigated by analyzing the theoretical models. When the experimental data of a number of single crystals which have the different crystal structure and different chemical bonding inside the polycrystallined samples were analyzed with the ISE models, the sample encountering with resistance and elastic deformation was observed as well as plastic deformation. The microhardness values on different surfaces of materials were calculated by using Meyer Law, proportional specimen resistance model, modified proportional specimen resistance model, elastic/plastic deformation model and the Hays–Kendall (HK) approach. The results showed that the HK approach was determined as the most successful model. Furthermore, X-ray powder diffraction and scanning electron microscope measurements were analyzed for superconducting properties of (Sm123)1?x(Nd123)x superconductor system. The results showed that microhardness values at the minimum load and averaged plateau region of load increased with increase of Nd123 concentration. Nd123 content can be used as to be estimated the microhardness value of (Sm123)1?x(Nd123)x superconducting sample in the range of 0.878–2.717 GPa. The control of the microhardness value by using Nd123 content in (Sm123)1?x(Nd123)x superconducting structure can be useful in technological applications in superconductivity industry.  相似文献   

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High quality Tl2Ba2CaCu2O8 (Tl-2212) superconducting thin films are prepared on both sides of 2 in. LaAlO3(0 0 1) substrates by off-axis magnetron sputtering and post-annealing process. XRD measurements show that these films possess pure Tl-2212 phase with C-axis perpendicular to the substrate surface. The thickness unhomogeneity of the whole film on the 2 in. wafer is less than 5%. The superconducting transition temperatures Tcs of the films are around 105 K. At zero applied magnetic field, the critical current densities Jcs of the films on both sides of the wafer were measured to be above 2 × 106 A/cm2 at 77 K. The microwave surface resistance Rs of film was as low as 350 μΩ at 10 GHz and 77 K. In order to test the suitability of Tl-2212 thin films for passive microwave devices, 3-pole bandpass filters have been fabricated from double-sided Tl-2212 films on LaAlO3 substrates.  相似文献   

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A new Cd-containing superconductor with nominal composition ofCd0.8Ba2(Y0.7Ca0.4)Cu3.5O y was synthesized and investigated. The obtained Cd and Ca-doped 123 phase exhibits an orthorhombic (T c=80 K) or tetragonal (T c=65 K) modification depending on the reaction atmosphere. It was shown that the combined Cd and Ca substitution facilitates the 123 phase formation. The results of the EDX analysis, as well as the comparison of the obtained lattice parameters with those of undoped, Cd-doped, and Ca-doped 123 have shown that both Cd and Ca enter the 123 phase and form a new Cd–Ba–Y–Ca–Cu–O superconducting compound.  相似文献   

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Pulsed laser deposition is used to ablate thin superconducting YBCO films on SrTiO 3 substrates. The most important parameters of thin superconducting films are high critical current density, ability to stand magnetic fields and smoothness of surfaces. Smoothness is important in fabrication of layered structures and for research of basic properties of thin superconducting structures. The target sintered from YBCO nanopowder is a promising material for making films which meet most of the requirements above. Investigations by AFM show that our target has grains about one order of magnitude smaller than usual grain size of commercial targets. At optimal deposition parameters, the oxygen pressure of 0.4 torr in the chamber and the substrate temperature 725°C, films with T c = 90 K, J c =8 × 106 A/cm 2 (77 K) and RMS surface roughness = 1.5 nm are obtained. Thermal annealing of the deposited films for 18 h at 900°C further increases the value of J c .  相似文献   

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Size-quantized thin films of PbTe were electrodeposited on Au (1 1 1) substrates using a practical electrochemical method, based on the simultaneous underpotential deposition of Pb and Te from the same solution containing ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, Pb2+, and TeO32− at a constant potential. These thin films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and reflection absorption-FTIR (RA-FTIR). AFM, STM, and XRD results indicate that the growth of PbTe thin films follows the nucleation and two dimensional growth mechanism, resulting in high crystalline films of PbTe (2 0 0) in cubic structure, which was grown at a kinetically preferred orientation on Au (1 1 1). The EDS analyses of the films reveal that Pb and Te are present in an atomic ratio of approximately 1:1. The quantum-confined effect of the PbTe thin films are confirmed by the RA-FTIR measurements.  相似文献   

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High Tc superconducting artificial lattices and superlattices have been constructed by a laser molecular beam epitaxy. Layer-by-layer growth method controlled by RHEED and STM is a promising method for the construction of these artificial lattices. Formation and properties of superconducting artificial lattices and super-conducting / ferromagnetic superlattices are presented as the typical examples. In order to investigate the electronic state of carrier doped strongly correlated electronic system, STS measurements have been performed on La2–xSrxCuO4, La2–xSrxNiO4, and La1-xSrxMnO3 thin films. Based on the similarities and the differences between the STS spectra of the three types of the films, electronic states of the strongly correlated system are discussed.  相似文献   

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A novel thin film growth procedure, sequential deposition and annealing (SDA), which contains the advantages of both in situ and ex situ procedures, was proposed. Y1Ba2Cu3O7 – x (YBCO) high temperature superconducting thin films were grown and characterized by the SDA procedure. Purely c-axis-oriented YBCO thin films with no foreign phases and other oriented grains were successfully prepared. The superconducting transition properties of SDA-grown YBCO thin films were measured by measurement of inductance and resistance. The inductance measurements gave a T c onset of 85 K and a T c of 5 K. The resistance measurements gave a T c onset of 90 K and a T c of 5 K. Atomic force microscopy studies showed that SDA-grown YBCO thin films had micrometer-size grains surrounded by many nanometer-size grains. The nanometer-size grains in SDA-grown YBCO thin films are responsible for degradation of superconducting transition properties.  相似文献   

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The surface impedance of Y0.9Ca0.1Ba2Cu3O7?δ thin films was measured using the Corbino spectroscopy method. This special geometry, in which the sample dimensions are well defined by a ring pattern, is ideal for broadband high frequency reflection measurements. Using the complex reflected signal, S 11, measured by a vector network analyzer, one can find the surface impedance of the thin film, from which the complex conductivity can be deduced. In the current work we present the three-standard approach for calibration of the Corbino method and demonstrate the benefits of this approach in measuring superconducting Y0.9Ca0.1Ba2Cu3O7?δ thin films up to 20 GHz and down to 6 K. For the data analysis the well-known generalized two-fluid model was implemented, taking into account a film thickness which is much smaller than the normal state skin depth and superconducting penetration depth.  相似文献   

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《Optical Materials》2005,27(2):211-215
Optically-induced linear electrooptics and elastooptics effects were discovered in high temperature superconducting Hg0.85Pb0.18Ba0.13CuO4+δ (Hg-1201) (Tc=112 K) single crystalline films deposited on the LiNbO3 surface. Investigations were done by picosecond fast-resolved set-up. The set-up allowed to perform simultaneous measurements of birefirngence in regime of external fields with precision up to the 10−7. It was shown that below the superconducting critical temperature both piezooptic and linear electrooptics coefficients are substantially changed and show tremendous sensitivity to the appearance of superconductivity.  相似文献   

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In this work, we report a strengthened superheating effect caused by a buffering YBa2Cu3O y (YBCO or Y123) layer in the Nd1+x Ba2?x Cu3O7?y (NdBCO or Nd123) thin film with MgO substrate (i.e., NdBCO/YBCO/MgO thin film). In the cold-seeding melt-textured (MT) growth, the NdBCO/YBCO/MgO film presented an even higher superheating level, about 20 °C higher than that of nonbuffered NdBCO film (i.e., NdBCO/MgO film). Pole figure (X-ray Φ-scan) measurement reveals that the NdBCO/YBCO/MgO film has better in-plane alignment than the NdBCO/MgO film, which may be the main origin of the enhanced thermal stability. Using this NdBCO/YBCO/MgO film as the seed and under a maximum processing temperature (T max) up to 1120 °C, we succeeded in growing various RE1+x Ba2?x Cu3O7?y (REBCO, RE=Gd, Sm, Nd, RE refers to rare elements) bulk superconductors and recycling the failed REBCO (RE=Y) bulks in a simple and feasible process.  相似文献   

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