Intermediate phase evolution in YBCO thin films grown by the TFA process
Intermediate phase evolution in YBCO thin films grown by the TFA process
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DOI:
10.1088/0953-2048/23/1/014012
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发表时间:
2009
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
K. Zalamova;A. Pomar;A. Palau;T. Puig;X. Obradors
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作者:
K. Zalamova;A. Pomar;A. Palau;T. Puig;X. Obradors
The YBCO thin film growth process from TFA precursors involves a complex reaction path which includes several oxide, fluoride and oxyfluoride intermediate phases, and the final microstructure and properties of the films are strongly influenced by the morphological and chemical evolution of these intermediate phases. In this work we present a study of the evolution of the intermediate phases involved in the TFA YBCO growth process under normal pressure conditions and we show that the oxygen partial pressure during pyrolysis of the TFA precursors is an important parameter. The Cu phase after the TFA pyrolysis can be either CuO, Cu2O or a mixture of both as the oxygen partial pressure is modified. The kinetics evolution of the intermediate phases has been determined for films pyrolysed in oxygen and nitrogen atmospheres and it is concluded that non-equilibrium phase transformations influence the reaction path towards epitaxial YBCO films and its microstructure. The intermediate phase evolution in these two series of films is summarized in kinetic phase diagrams.