MgO substrate surface optimization for YBaCuO thin film growth

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 13, Issue 2 III, 2003, Pages 2721-2724

  Dégardin, Annick F ^a   Houzé, Frédéric ^a   Kreisler, Alain J ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

MgO; Microwave surface resistance; Substrate thermal annealing; Surface morphology; Thin films; YBaCuO growth

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FILM GROWTH; MAGNESIA; MORPHOLOGY; SUBSTRATES; YTTRIUM BARIUM COPPER OXIDES;

MICROWAVE SURFACE RESISTANCE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0041464823     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2003.811966     Document Type: Conference Paper

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