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Improved structural properties and crystal coherence of superconducting NdBa2Cu3O7-delta films grown by pulsed laser ablation
We report on improved structural, crystallographic and electrical properties of epitaxial NdBa2Cu3O7-delta (NBCO) films grown on SrTiO3 by 'off-axis' pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Transport and XRD studies show that the c-axis-oriented epitaxial films, with critical temperatures of 90-92 K, are mono phase and single-crystalline. Furthermore, very smooth, almost outgrowth-free surfaces and crystal coherences of up to 0.8 mum (to our knowledge the best value ever reported for high-T-c films) were obtained.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000165386800009
Author(s)
Date Issued
2000
Published in
Volume
33
Issue
21
Start page
2699
End page
2702
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
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EPFL
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February 26, 2007
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