Effect of Silver Doping on the Superconducting and Structural Properties of YBCO Films Grown by PLD on Different Templates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Sample Preparation
2.2. Structural Characterization
2.3. Superconducting Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Surface Morphology
3.2. EBSD Measurements
3.3. Structural Characterization Using XRD
3.4. Superconducting Properties
3.5. SHPM Measurements
3.6. Discussion of the Results
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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GBs Misorientation, Degree | ||
---|---|---|
IBAD-MgO | RABiTS | |
undoped | 1.6 (98.2%) * | 3.8 (56.7%) |
2% Ag | 1.5 (98.8%) | 3.8 (56.6%) |
5% Ag | 1.8 (95.2%) | 3.3 (67.3%) |
10% Ag | 1.7 (97.0%) | 4.3 (45.6%) |
Substrate | YBCO Lattice c (Å) | ∆φ (103) (°) | ∆ω (005) (°) |
---|---|---|---|
Undoped YBCO | |||
STO | 11.701 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
RABiTS | 11.705 | 6.8 | 4.6/8.0 |
IBAD-MgO | 11.714 | 4.7 | 2.1 |
YBCO + 2%Ag | |||
STO | 11.699 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
RABiTS | 11.703 | 6.8 | 4.8/7.4 |
IBAD-MgO | 11.707 | 4.6 | 2.0 |
YBCO + 5%Ag | |||
STO | 11.696 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
RABiTS | 11.704 | 6.5 | 4.8/7.1 |
IBAD-MgO | 11.722 | 3.8 | 2.1 |
YBCO + 10%Ag | |||
STO | 11.700 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
RABiTS | 11.703 | 7.1 | 4.6/8.0 |
IBAD-MgO | 11.718 | 4.6 | 2.1 |
Substrate | Tc (K) | Jc,0 at 77 K (MA/cm2) | q |
---|---|---|---|
Undoped YBCO | |||
STO | 91.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
RABiTS | 91.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
IBAD-MgO | 90.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
YBCO + 2%Ag | |||
STO | 89.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
RABiTS | 89.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
IBAD-MgO | 88.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
YBCO + 5%Ag | |||
STO | 91.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
RABiTS | 89.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
IBAD-MgO | 89.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
YBCO + 10%Ag | |||
STO | 90.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
RABiTS | 89.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
IBAD-MgO | 88.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
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Shipulin, I.A.; Anna Thomas, A.; Holleis, S.; Eisterer, M.; Nielsch, K.; Hühne, R. Effect of Silver Doping on the Superconducting and Structural Properties of YBCO Films Grown by PLD on Different Templates. Materials 2022, 15, 5354. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155354
Shipulin IA, Anna Thomas A, Holleis S, Eisterer M, Nielsch K, Hühne R. Effect of Silver Doping on the Superconducting and Structural Properties of YBCO Films Grown by PLD on Different Templates. Materials. 2022; 15(15):5354. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155354
Chicago/Turabian StyleShipulin, Ilya A., Aleena Anna Thomas, Sigrid Holleis, Michael Eisterer, Kornelius Nielsch, and Ruben Hühne. 2022. "Effect of Silver Doping on the Superconducting and Structural Properties of YBCO Films Grown by PLD on Different Templates" Materials 15, no. 15: 5354. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155354