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Thin Film Growth of High Tc Superconductors by Microwave Plasma Assisted Reactive Evaporation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

Akira Tukamoto
Affiliation:
Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Tokyo 185, Japan
Masahiko Hiratani
Affiliation:
Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Tokyo 185, Japan
Toshiyuki Aida
Affiliation:
Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Tokyo 185, Japan
Yoshinobu Tarutani
Affiliation:
Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Tokyo 185, Japan
Kazumasa Takagi
Affiliation:
Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Tokyo 185, Japan
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Abstract

The oxidizing activity of an oxygen plasma is investigated in terms of the oxygen content of HoBa2Cu3Ox. thin films. The thermodynamically stable region of HoBa2Cu3Ox. and the region where the HoBa2Cu2Ox films are formed are also determined both in molecular oxygen and in an oxygen plasma. The oxidizing activity of an oxygen plasma is equivalent to that of molecular oxygen at three orders of magnitude higher pressure. The oxygen plasma expands the thermodynamic stability limit toward higher temperatures and the oxidizing activity limit toward lower oxygen pressures. In addition, the interfacial reaction between an oxide superconductor and silicon is investigated. The oxygen ions in HoBa2Cu3O film diffuse into Si even at room temperature, probably enhanced by the strong affinity of silicon for oxygen ions.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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