• DocumentCode
    1242132
  • Title

    Properties of MgB2 films grown by means of different vapor phase techniques

  • Author

    Mancini, A. ; Galluzzi, V. ; Vetrella, U. Besi ; Boffa, V. ; Celentano, G. ; Ciontea, L. ; Gambardella, U. ; Grassano, G. ; Petrisor, T. ; Rufoloni, A. ; Sprio, S. ; Vadrucci, M.

  • Author_Institution
    ENEA Res. Center, Rome, Italy
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    3305
  • Lastpage
    3308
  • Abstract
    The formation and characterization of MgB2 thin films is explored, using room-temperature deposition of precursor layers and subsequent annealing in-situ. Precursors were deposited by means of pulsed laser deposition (PLD), electron beam (EB), and sputtering (SD) techniques. Best results were obtained for B/Mg multilayers deposited by EB and annealed at 630°C for 10 minutes, showing typical TCon and TC0 values of about 32-34 K and 31-32 K, respectively. Structural and morphological analyses were performed by x-ray diffraction and SEM. A comparison among the different growth techniques is presented. Results are explained taking into account the pressure-temperature phase diagram of the Mg-B system.
  • Keywords
    X-ray diffraction; annealing; crystal morphology; crystal structure; electron beam deposition; magnesium compounds; phase diagrams; pulsed laser deposition; scanning electron microscopy; sputtered coatings; superconducting thin films; superconducting transition temperature; type II superconductors; 10 min; 31 to 32 K; 32 to 34 K; 630 C; MgB2; MgB2 films; SEM; annealing; characterization; electron beam techniques; formation; morphological analyses; precursor layers; pulsed laser deposition; room-temperature deposition; sputtering techniques; vapor phase techniques; x-ray diffraction; Annealing; Electron beams; High temperature superconductors; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical pulses; Pulsed laser deposition; Sputtering; Superconducting devices; Superconducting films; Superconducting materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1051-8223
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TASC.2003.812297
  • Filename
    1212333