Superconductivity and electric field effect of 90 degree grain boundaries in YBa2Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-x/ thin films

Author

Jeong Dae Suh ; Gun Yong Sung ; Do Kyung Kim

Author_Institution

Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Taejeon, South Korea

Volume

7

Issue

2

fYear

1997

fDate

6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2184

Lastpage

2187

Abstract

A three terminal device was fabricated by depositing YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-x/ (YBCO) thin films containing 90 degree grain boundaries which was covered with a SrTiO/sub 3/ gate layer and an Au gate electrode. YBCO thin films were grown by bi-epitaxial process on LaSrGaO/sub 4/(100) substrate. The resistance versus temperature curve of the YBCO microbridge containing 90 degree grain boundaries showed double resistive transitions. This result was interpreted by the weak link effect of 90 degree grain boundaries in YBCO thin films. A large electric field effect on 90 degree grain boundaries was observed. The superconducting transition temperature of the 90 degree grain boundaries was modulated up to 11.4% by applying an electric field of 4/spl times/10/sup 4/ V/cm.

Keywords

barium compounds; critical current density (superconductivity); grain boundaries; high-temperature superconductors; superconducting thin films; superconducting transition temperature; yttrium compounds; 90 degree grain boundaries; Au; Au gate electrode; LaSrGaO/sub 4/; SrTiO/sub 3/; SrTiO/sub 3/ gate layer; YBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7/; YBa2Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-x/ thin films; bi-epitaxial process; double resistive transitions; electric field effect; high temperature superconductor; superconducting transition temperature; Electrodes; Gold; Grain boundaries; Sputtering; Superconducting thin films; Superconducting transition temperature; Superconductivity; Thin film devices; Transistors; Yttrium barium copper oxide;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.621027

Filename

621027