Micro—structural analysis of YBa2Cu3O7—x thin films grown on different substrates by X—ray techniques

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2001-02-12
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YBa2Cu3Ox(YBCO)thinfilmsgrownondifferentsubstrateswithand/orwithoutEu2CuO4(ECO)bufferlayerwereinvestigatedbyX-raywideanglediffraction,reflection,diffusescatteringandtopography.TheresultsshowthatfortheyttriastabilizedZrO2(YSZ)substrate,thepresenceofanECObufferlayerimprovesthecrystallinequalityoftheYBCOfilm,whileanegativeeffectisobservedfortheSrTiO3(STO)substrate.ThelateralcorrelationlengthforasamplegrownonaYSZsubstratewithECObufferLayerismuchgreaterthangrownonanSTOsubetrate.TheSTOsubstrateusedhasmosaicstructure.2001ElsevierScienceB.V.Allrightsreserved.