Laser processing of high-Tc superconducting thin films

Venkatesan, T and Wu, Xindi and Inam, Arun and Chang, Chuan C and Dutta, Banrundeb and Hegde, Manjanain S (1989) Laser processing of high-Tc superconducting thin films. In: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 25 (11). pp. 2388-2393.

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Abstract

High-Tc superconducting thin films can be deposited and processed by pulsed and CW lasers, and a respectable materials technology for the Y-Ba-Cu-O superconductor is rapidly emerging. The pulsed laser deposition technique is simple because it produces films with compositions nearly identical to those of the target pellets. A larger variety of substrates can be used, compared to other deposition technologies, because of the relatively low temperature requirements. The laser deposition mechanism has been investigated. As-deposited superconducting films, epitaxial films with smooth surfaces, and multilayer structures with abrupt interfaces have been produced. The electrical transport properties can be changed locally using a focused argon-ion laser by modifying the oxygen stoichiometry. This laser writing can be erased by room-temperature exposure to an oxygen plasma. Other laser patterning methods such as material removal, melt-quench, and direct pattern transfer are being developed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Publisher:	IEEE
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Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	03 Aug 2010 04:34
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 06:12
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/30962

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