Pulsed laser deposition of high-temperature superconducting and metallic thin films for novel three-terminal device applications

George M. Daly; Douglas B. Chrisey; Jeffrey M. Pond; Michael S. Osofsky; Michael C. Miller; Peter Lubitz; James S. Horwitz; Raymond C. Y. Auyeung; Robert J. Soulen Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.273730

9 May 1997 Pulsed laser deposition of high-temperature superconducting and metallic thin films for novel three-terminal device applications

George M. Daly, Douglas B. Chrisey, Jeffrey M. Pond, Michael S. Osofsky, Michael C. Miller, Peter Lubitz, James S. Horwitz, Raymond C. Y. Auyeung, Robert J. Soulen Jr.

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Proceedings Volume 2991, Laser Applications in Microelectronic and Optoelectronic Manufacturing II; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273730
Event: Photonics West '97, 1997, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) has been used to deposit high quality thin films of Ni₈₁Fe₁₉/Au/YBa₂Cu₃O_{7- (delta} ) onto (100) oriented substrates of MgO and SrTiO₃ for the purpose of fabricating a novel high temperature superconducting three terminal device. The ferromagnet-normal metal-superconductor (F-N-S) structure is currently being investigated to determine the effect of the injection of a spin-polarized current on the order parameter of a high temperature superconducting thin film. High quality films with sharp interfaces, free of defects, are required in order to maximize the spin-injection effect. The surface morphology and transport properties of the YBa₂Cu₃O_7-(delta ) films have been investigated using scanning electron microscopy and ac susceptibility measurements, respectively, as a function of increasing laser fluence. Deposition at 2.0 - 2.4 J/cm², 790 degrees Celsius and 320 m Torr O₂ produces films with a sharp superconducting transition and a smooth surface. The growth of Au on YBCO under different PLD conditions has been observed by atomic force microscopy. Surface clustering of Au occurs at elevated temperatures and is attributed to increased surface mobility. The presence or absence of a background gas influences the cluster size. These results are discussed within the framework of the role of excess energy of PLD adatoms with changing laser fluence and background gas.

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George M. Daly, Douglas B. Chrisey, Jeffrey M. Pond, Michael S. Osofsky, Michael C. Miller, Peter Lubitz, James S. Horwitz, Raymond C. Y. Auyeung, and Robert J. Soulen Jr. "Pulsed laser deposition of high-temperature superconducting and metallic thin films for novel three-terminal device applications", Proc. SPIE 2991, Laser Applications in Microelectronic and Optoelectronic Manufacturing II, (9 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273730

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