Ion beam deposition of i n s i t u superconducting Y-Ba-Cu-O films

Abstract
Oriented superconducting YBa2Cu3O7 thin films were deposited on yttria‐stabilized zirconia substrates by ion beam sputtering of a nonstoichiometric oxide target. The films exhibited zero‐resistance critical temperatures as high as 80.5 K without post‐deposition anneals. Both the deposition rate and the c lattice parameter data displayed two distinct regimes of dependence on the beam power of the ion source. Low‐power sputtering yielded films with large c dimensions and low Tc’s. Higher power sputtering produced a continuous decrease in the c lattice parameter and an increase in critical temperatures.