Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol.415, 152-157, 2015
Investigation on orientation, epitaxial growth and microstructure of a-axis-, c-axis-, (103)/(110)- and (113)-oriented YBa2Cu3O7-delta films prepared on (001), (110) and (111) SrTiO3 single crystalsubstrates by spray at omizing and coprecipitating laser chemical vapor deposition
a-axis-, c-axis-, (103)/(110) -and (113)-oriented YBa2Cu3O7-(delta), (YBCO) films were pareared by spray atomizing and coprecipitating laser chemical vapor deposition. The surface of the a-axis-oriented YBCO film consisted of rectangular needle-like grains whose in-plane epitaxial growth relationship was YBCO [100] // STO [001] (YBCO [001] a STO [100]), and that of the c-axis-oriented YBCO film consisted of dense flat surface with epitaxial growth relationship of YBCO [001] STO [001] (YBCO 11001 //STO 11001). For the (103)1(110)-oriented and (113)-oriented YBCO film, they showed wedge-shaped and triangle-shaped grains, with corresponding in-plane epitaxial growth relationship of YBCO [110] // STO [110] (YBCO [010] // STO 10101) and YBCO [100] // STO [100] (YBCO [113] STO 11111, respectively. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Chemical vapor deposition processes;Superconducing materials;Laser epitaxy;Metalorganic chemical vapor deposition