Microwave properties of highly oriented YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films

We have performed intra- and extra-cavity microwave frequency (1–100 GHz) measurements on high quality Y1Ba2Cu3O7−x superconducting thin films on (100) LaAlO3 substrates. The ∼0.3 μm thin films fabricated by the pulsed laser deposition technique exhibit superconducting transition temperatures >90...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 1990-03, Vol.56 (12), p.1178-1180
Main Authors: INAM, A, WU, X. D, MOFFAT, D, RUBIN, D, SHU, Q. S, KALOKITIS, D, FATHY, A, PENDRICK, V, BROWN, R, BRYXKI, B, BELOHOUBEK, E, DRABECK, L, NAZAR, L, HEGDE, M. S, ROGERS, C. T, VENKATESAN, T, SIMON, R. W, DALY, K, PADAMSEE, H, KIRCHGESSNER, J
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Language:English
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Summary:We have performed intra- and extra-cavity microwave frequency (1–100 GHz) measurements on high quality Y1Ba2Cu3O7−x superconducting thin films on (100) LaAlO3 substrates. The ∼0.3 μm thin films fabricated by the pulsed laser deposition technique exhibit superconducting transition temperatures >90 K, as determined by resistivity and ac susceptibility measurements, and critical current densities of 5×106 A/cm2 at 77 K. Moreover, ion beam channeling minimum yields of ∼3% were measured, indicating the extremely high crystalline quality of films grown on the LaAlO3 substrate. Microwave surface resistance values at 77 K for these films are found to be more than one to two orders of magnitude lower than for copper at 77 K for almost the entire frequency range explored. We postulate that the reason we observe such low surface resistances in these films is the virtual absence of grain and phase boundaries coupled with the high degree of crystallinity. Furthermore, we believe that the residual resistance measured below Tc is at present dominated by losses occurring in the substrate and the cavities rather than by losses intrinsic to the Y-Ba-Cu oxide superconductor.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.103331