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Biaxially textured MgO templates were grown on un-textured metal substrates by inclined-substrate-deposition and YBa2Cu3O7-x films were epitaxially grown on these substrates by pulsed laser deposition. Yttria-stablized-zirconia and CeO2 were deposited in turn as buffer layers prior to YBa2Cu3O7-x growth. The biaxial alignment features of the films were examined by X-ray diffraction 2θ-scan,pole-figure,-scan and rocking curve of Ω angles. The Raman spectroscopy,scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy were used to characterize the orientation order,morphology and surface roughness of the YBa2Cu3O7-x films,respectively. The influence of the thickness of CeO2 on the properties of the YBa2Cu3O7-x films were investigated and the singnificant and unique dependence of the properties of YBa2Cu3O7-x films on the thickness of CeO2 were revealed. The possible mechanisms for this dependence were discussed.
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Keywords:
- YBa2Cu3O7-x-coated conductors /
- cerium oxide /
- thickness effect /
- epitaxial growth
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