Effect of substrate surface modification using Ag nano-dots on the improvement of Jc and microstructures in YBa2Cu 3O7 thin films grown on LaAlO3 (100) by pulsed laser deposition

Journal of Electroceramics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 605-609

  Li, A H ^a   Wang, X L ^a   Liu, H K ^a   Ionescu, M ^a   Dou, S X ^a   Xuan, P ^b   Collings, E W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical current density; Flux pinning; Microstructure; Nano dots; Substrate; Thin films; YBCO

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FILM GROWTH; MAGNETIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; YTTRIUM BARIUM COPPER OXIDES;

FLUX PINNING; NANO-DOTS; SUBSTRATE EFFECTS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33750551960     PISSN: 13853449     EISSN: 15738663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10832-006-9927-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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