Lower temperature post-annealing of thin films of YBa2Cu3O7 at lower oxygen partial pressure

Abstract
Thin films of YBa2Cu3O7 formed by ambient temperature deposition and furnace post‐annealing have been obtained at annealing temperatures around 750 °C and an oxygen partial pressure of 29 Pa. The zero resistance transition temperature of these smooth films on LaAlO3 was 89 K, and a critical current density in excess of 1 MA cm−2 at 77 K was found by transport measurements.