The growth character and microstructure of high-T_c supereonducting YBCO thin films deposited on vari- ous substrates have been studied by X-ray diffraction, TEM and SEM.The results show that when the substrate temper...The growth character and microstructure of high-T_c supereonducting YBCO thin films deposited on vari- ous substrates have been studied by X-ray diffraction, TEM and SEM.The results show that when the substrate temperaturc is around 700～800℃ the films have a highly oriented texture with c-axis pependicular to the substrate. The structure of the single crystalline YBCO films grown epitaxially at optimal substrate tem- perature of 800℃ has been established by X-ray diffraction using Seemann-Bohlin geometry (SB). Brentano-Bragg geometry(BB),transmission Laue method and TEM. The lattice matching required for epitaxial growth is achievcd by azimuthal adjustment of the film plane with respect to the substrate plane. The sperior growth is demonstrated by film properties such as critical current density(2.4×10~6 A /cm^2,3.4× 10~6 A/cm^2 and 4.7×l0~6 A/cm^2) for films deposited on YSZ[(Zr(Y)O_2],SrTiO_3 and LaAIO_3 respectively at 77 K and zero fie1d.展开更多
We have investigated the phase equilibria in (RE)BaCuO/Ag systems, the influence of Ag on the processing of (RE)BaCuO/Ag composites and the resulting properties. YBaCuO/Ag composites have been grown by the modified me...We have investigated the phase equilibria in (RE)BaCuO/Ag systems, the influence of Ag on the processing of (RE)BaCuO/Ag composites and the resulting properties. YBaCuO/Ag composites have been grown by the modified melt crystallization process with YBa2Cu3O7, Y2O3, Pt and Ag2O in the precursor. The improved strength of the YBaCuO/Ag composites compared with the conventional YBaCuO bulk material permitted us to magnetize these materials to achieve trapped fields up to 16 T (at 24 K) in the gap of a mini-magnet. The investigation of the microstructure revealed a remarkable increase of the spacing between micro-cracks especially of those perpendicular to a/b-planes when 12wt%Ag was added. In the case of SmBaCuO/Ag composites, Ag has a strong influence on processing and causes interactions between RE123 seeds and the sample. We show the growth of single-grain SmBaCuO/Ag composites in air and discuss the influence of post-annealing on increasing Tc and Jc. Furthermore, YBaCuO/Ag composites have been shown to be appropriate materials used as a solder to join large single grains to large arrays or to 'repair' grain boundaries in arrays grown by a multiseeding technique.展开更多
Convex polyhedral cuprate clusters are being formed through lateral frustration when the a and c lattice parameters of the tetragonal ACuO2 infinite layer structure will become identical by substitution of a large cat...Convex polyhedral cuprate clusters are being formed through lateral frustration when the a and c lattice parameters of the tetragonal ACuO2 infinite layer structure will become identical by substitution of a large cation (A = Ba2+). However, the corner-shared CuO2 plaquettes of the infinite network suffer a topotactic rearrangement forming edge-connected units, for instance Cu18O24 cages (polyhedron notation [4641238]) with 2 compound (space group P4/ nmm) will be discussed. The possibility to construct a cuprate super-cage with m3m symmetry (polyhedron notation [4641242438]) is being reported. This super-cage still consists of edge-connected CuO2 plaquettes when fully decorated with copper ions, but with different curvatures, arranged in circles of 9.39 ? of diameter with 139.2° Cu-O-Cu antiferromagnetic super-exchange interaction. On the one hand, the realization of such a quite stable cuprate super-cage as a candidate for high-Tc superconductivity depends on whether a template of suitable size such as the cation or C(CH3)4 enables its formation, and on the other hand the cage can further be stabilized by highly charged cations located along the [111] direction. Synthesis options will be proposed based on suggested cage formation pathways. An X-ray powder pattern was calculated for a less dense cluster structure of Im3m space group with a lattice parameter of a = 14.938 ? and two formula units of Cu46O51 to facilitate future identification. Characteristic X-ray scattering features as identification tool were obtained when the electron distribution of the hollow polyhedron was approximated with electron density in a spherical shell.展开更多
文摘The growth character and microstructure of high-T_c supereonducting YBCO thin films deposited on vari- ous substrates have been studied by X-ray diffraction, TEM and SEM.The results show that when the substrate temperaturc is around 700～800℃ the films have a highly oriented texture with c-axis pependicular to the substrate. The structure of the single crystalline YBCO films grown epitaxially at optimal substrate tem- perature of 800℃ has been established by X-ray diffraction using Seemann-Bohlin geometry (SB). Brentano-Bragg geometry(BB),transmission Laue method and TEM. The lattice matching required for epitaxial growth is achievcd by azimuthal adjustment of the film plane with respect to the substrate plane. The sperior growth is demonstrated by film properties such as critical current density(2.4×10~6 A /cm^2,3.4× 10~6 A/cm^2 and 4.7×l0~6 A/cm^2) for films deposited on YSZ[(Zr(Y)O_2],SrTiO_3 and LaAIO_3 respectively at 77 K and zero fie1d.
基金Supported by Bundesminister fur Bildung,Forschung,Wissenschaft und Technologie(BMBF,13N7677)Sachsischer Minister fur Wissenschaft und Kunst and VEGA,Slovak Academy of Science
文摘We have investigated the phase equilibria in (RE)BaCuO/Ag systems, the influence of Ag on the processing of (RE)BaCuO/Ag composites and the resulting properties. YBaCuO/Ag composites have been grown by the modified melt crystallization process with YBa2Cu3O7, Y2O3, Pt and Ag2O in the precursor. The improved strength of the YBaCuO/Ag composites compared with the conventional YBaCuO bulk material permitted us to magnetize these materials to achieve trapped fields up to 16 T (at 24 K) in the gap of a mini-magnet. The investigation of the microstructure revealed a remarkable increase of the spacing between micro-cracks especially of those perpendicular to a/b-planes when 12wt%Ag was added. In the case of SmBaCuO/Ag composites, Ag has a strong influence on processing and causes interactions between RE123 seeds and the sample. We show the growth of single-grain SmBaCuO/Ag composites in air and discuss the influence of post-annealing on increasing Tc and Jc. Furthermore, YBaCuO/Ag composites have been shown to be appropriate materials used as a solder to join large single grains to large arrays or to 'repair' grain boundaries in arrays grown by a multiseeding technique.
文摘Convex polyhedral cuprate clusters are being formed through lateral frustration when the a and c lattice parameters of the tetragonal ACuO2 infinite layer structure will become identical by substitution of a large cation (A = Ba2+). However, the corner-shared CuO2 plaquettes of the infinite network suffer a topotactic rearrangement forming edge-connected units, for instance Cu18O24 cages (polyhedron notation [4641238]) with 2 compound (space group P4/ nmm) will be discussed. The possibility to construct a cuprate super-cage with m3m symmetry (polyhedron notation [4641242438]) is being reported. This super-cage still consists of edge-connected CuO2 plaquettes when fully decorated with copper ions, but with different curvatures, arranged in circles of 9.39 ? of diameter with 139.2° Cu-O-Cu antiferromagnetic super-exchange interaction. On the one hand, the realization of such a quite stable cuprate super-cage as a candidate for high-Tc superconductivity depends on whether a template of suitable size such as the cation or C(CH3)4 enables its formation, and on the other hand the cage can further be stabilized by highly charged cations located along the [111] direction. Synthesis options will be proposed based on suggested cage formation pathways. An X-ray powder pattern was calculated for a less dense cluster structure of Im3m space group with a lattice parameter of a = 14.938 ? and two formula units of Cu46O51 to facilitate future identification. Characteristic X-ray scattering features as identification tool were obtained when the electron distribution of the hollow polyhedron was approximated with electron density in a spherical shell.
