Control of Y2O3 nanoislands deposition parameters in order to induce defects formation and its influence on the critical current density of YBCO films

P. Mele, K. Matsumoto, T. Horide, O. Miura, A. Ichinose, M. Mukaida, Y. Yoshida, S. Horii

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    Abstract

    We successfully introduced high-density linear defects as artificial pinning centers (APCs) of the quantized vortices into YBCO films, during the film deposition procedure. APCs were introduced perpendicular to the film surface by using the distributed nanosized Y2O3 islands prepared on SrTiO3(1 0 0) substrates. It is possible to induce strong changes on the shape and density of the Y2O3 islands by varying the deposition conditions. The highest Y2O3 islands density, 226/μm2, was obtained with fifteen laser pulses at 800 °C of substrate temperature. Even if only 10% of the induced defects act as effective pinning centers, Jc of YBCO film grown on the Y 2O3 nanoislands/SrTiO3 substrate increased to 1.8 × 107 A/cm2 (20 K, B∥c, 0 T), which is 1.5 times higher than that of the pure YBCO film.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1108-1112
    Number of pages5
    JournalPhysica C: Superconductivity and its applications
    Volume426-431
    Issue numberII
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2005
    EventProceedings of the 17th Internatioanl Symposium on Superconductivity (ISS 2004) Advances in Superconductivity -
    Duration: Nov 23 2004Nov 25 2004

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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