Surface nucleation and domain growth mechanism in NdBCO thick films on YSZ substrates

MA Moussa; John Abell; Trevor Shields; K Kawano

doi:10.1088/0953-2048/16/5/313

Surface nucleation and domain growth mechanism in NdBCO thick films on YSZ substrates

MA Moussa, John Abell, Trevor Shields, K Kawano

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The surface nucleation and domain growth of NdBCO thick films on YSZ substrates has been investigated for various processing temperatures. The thick films were fabricated from Nd-123 + 10 wt% Nd3.6Ba2.4Cu1.80Oz precursor powders and processed under 0.1% O-2 in Ar. The domain morphology has changed with the change in the processing temperature. The nucleation and growth on the NdBCO thick film surfaces was 'butterfly'-like and not spherulitic as in the YBCO system. All the films exhibited high T-c, 95 K, and the transition width was sharpened with prolonged annealing time in pure O-2. The samples have been examined using SEM and magneto-optical techniques and the results were interpreted within the well-known planar solidification model.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	617-623
Number of pages	7
Journal	Superconductor Science & Technology
Volume	16
Issue number	5
Early online date	10 Apr 2003
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-2048/16/5/313
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2003

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