Applied Physics Letters · 1988 · 62 citations · 4 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsSolid State PhysicsThin FilmsElectrical Properties Of CeramicsMetalsSuperconducting MaterialsSuperconducting Thin FilmsThin Film AnnealingThin Film Electrical PropertiesAnnealing Temperature EffectsCuprate SuperconductorsDiffraction PatternsHigh-temperature Superconducting FilmsHigh-temperature SuperconductivityHigh-temperature SuperconductorsTextured MaterialsThin-film Superconductors
Films of the high-temperature superconductor in the Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system were deposited by pulsed laser evaporation from a ceramic disk. Films deposited onto (100) MgO show x-ray diffraction patterns characteristic of c-axis textured Bi2(Sr,Ca,Bi)3Cu2Ox phase following annealing for 10 min at 850 °C in 20% O2-80% N2. These textured films have zero resistance at 78 K and show resistance drops near 110 K. The effects of the annealing environment on the electrical and structural properties are presented.
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