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RF surface resistance of YBa2Cu3O(7-x) thin filmsThe excitement engendered by the discovery of the new T sub c oxide superconductors has led to much speculation about practical applications of thin films of these materials in digital and analog electronic devices. Most of these envisioned applications involve high frequency signals for which a detailed knowledge of the surface impedance of the novel superconductors is very important. We have measured the surface resistance of thin films of YBaCuO in the frequency range 0.5 less than f less than 17 GHz using a stripline-resonator method. The stripline procedure also was used to measure the surface resistance of high quality gold and aluminum films; the resistance values obtained agree with values predicted from the measured dc resistance using the Pippard formalism for the anomalous skin effect. The YBaCuO were produced by a multilayer deposition process. The films are formed by e-beam evaporation of 24 layers of Y, Ba, and Cu. Films with the highest transition temperature were obtained using yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) substrates. After deposition, the films are transferred to a furnace where they are annealed in flowing O2 at 850 C for 2h. The furnace then is turned off and allowed to cool to 100 C in about 16 h. Auger profiling of the films made by this process shows that the concentrations of Y, Ba, Cu, and O are uniform to within 1 percent throughout the thickness of the film.
Document ID
19890004976
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
March 11, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Solid State Research
Subject Category
Solid-State Physics
Accession Number
89N14347
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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