Growth of strongly biaxially aligned MgB2 thin films on sapphire by postannealing of amorphous precursors

A. Berenov; Z. Lockman; X. Qi; J. L. MacManus-Driscoll; Y. Bugoslavsky; L. F. Cohen; M. H. Jo; N. A. Stelmashenko; V. N. Tsaneva; M. Kambara; N. Hari Babu; D. A. Cardwell; M. G. Blamire

doi:10.1063/1.1424070

Growth of strongly biaxially aligned MgB₂ thin films on sapphire by postannealing of amorphous precursors

A. Berenov, Z. Lockman, X. Qi, J. L. MacManus-Driscoll, Y. Bugoslavsky, L. F. Cohen, M. H. Jo, N. A. Stelmashenko, V. N. Tsaneva, M. Kambara, N. Hari Babu, D. A. Cardwell, M. G. Blamire

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Abstract

MgB₂ thin films were cold grown on sapphire substrates by pulsed laser deposition followed by postannealing in mixed, reducing gas, Mg rich, Zr gettered, environments (pO₂∼10^-24 atm) at 750 and 950 °C. The films had T_c in the range 29-34 K, J_c (20 K, H=0) in the range 3×10⁴-3×10⁵ A cm^-2, and irreversibility fields H^* at 20 K of 4-6.2 T. An inverse correlation was found between T_c and H^*. The films had grain sizes of ∼0.1-1 μm and a strong biaxial alignment was observed in the 950 °C annealed film. (111) oriented MgO was also observed. Mg coating of films during crystallization appeared to improve film T_c.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4001-4003
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	79
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1424070
Publication status	Published - 2001 Dec 10

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Berenov, A., Lockman, Z., Qi, X., MacManus-Driscoll, J. L., Bugoslavsky, Y., Cohen, L. F., Jo, M. H., Stelmashenko, N. A., Tsaneva, V. N., Kambara, M., Babu, N. H., Cardwell, D. A., & Blamire, M. G. (2001). Growth of strongly biaxially aligned MgB₂ thin films on sapphire by postannealing of amorphous precursors. Applied Physics Letters, 79(24), 4001-4003. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1424070

Berenov, A. ; Lockman, Z. ; Qi, X. ; MacManus-Driscoll, J. L. ; Bugoslavsky, Y. ; Cohen, L. F. ; Jo, M. H. ; Stelmashenko, N. A. ; Tsaneva, V. N. ; Kambara, M. ; Babu, N. Hari ; Cardwell, D. A. ; Blamire, M. G. / Growth of strongly biaxially aligned MgB₂ thin films on sapphire by postannealing of amorphous precursors. In: Applied Physics Letters. 2001 ; Vol. 79, No. 24. pp. 4001-4003.

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Growth of strongly biaxially aligned MgB₂ thin films on sapphire by postannealing of amorphous precursors. / Berenov, A.; Lockman, Z.; Qi, X.; MacManus-Driscoll, J. L.; Bugoslavsky, Y.; Cohen, L. F.; Jo, M. H.; Stelmashenko, N. A.; Tsaneva, V. N.; Kambara, M.; Babu, N. Hari; Cardwell, D. A.; Blamire, M. G.

In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 79, No. 24, 10.12.2001, p. 4001-4003.

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