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Microscopical Study of the Structural Evolution of Sol-Gel Derived Buffer Layers for the Integration of YBCO on Biaxially Textured Nickel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

H. Dobberstein ,
R. W. Schwartz ,
P. G. Clem ,
D. L. Carroll  and
R. Czerw
H. Dobberstein
Affiliation:
The Gilbert C. Robinson Department of Ceramic and Materials Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0907
R. W. Schwartz
Affiliation:
The Gilbert C. Robinson Department of Ceramic and Materials Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0907, [email protected]
P. G. Clem
Affiliation:
Materials and Process Sciences Directorate, Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM 87185-1405
D. L. Carroll
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634-0978
R. Czerw
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29634-0978
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Abstract

Epitaxial buffer layers of Ho2O3 on biaxially textured nickel were fabricated using a chelate (acetic acid) solution route as an alternative to the 2-methoxyethanol solution approach, which has demonstrated good texturing characteristics. Plan-view SEM studies of the films as a function of heat treatment temperature have shown that the holmium oxide film pyrolyzes into an open structure with a high level of interconnected porosity before densification, without significant film shrinkage in the thickness direction. Consolidation of the film started around 900°C along the backbone of the open structure and sintering to a dense film of uniform small crystallites (∼25 nm) was observed at higher temperature. The as-received nickel tapes displayed significant surface damage with a roughness on the order of 1000 Å. Electron backscattering analysis suggests that only 65% of the nickel grains were aligned along the (100) axis within 5°. Finally, STM studies of the nickel substrate have shown that small nickel oxide crystallites were formed on the surface when the substrate is in contact with air.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 619: Symposium L – Recent Developments in Oxide & Metal Epitaxy – Theory… , 2000 , 209
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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